Bobbi Katz


Upcoming Books


More Pocket Poems
Dutton Chidren's Books
2007

Back in Print!!

Germs! Germs! Germs!
Scholastic 1996

Make Way for Tooth Decay
Scholastic 1999

Truck Talk: Rhymes on Wheels
Scholastic/Cartwheel 1997
















Recent Works

Trailblazers: Poems of Exploration
You'll find dreamers, schemers, conquerors, patriots, pirates, scientists, teachers and even kids in these 60+ poems about exploration.

Once Around the Sun
A year in poems through the eyes of a child.

Period Pieces: stories for girls
This is a collection of stories by several authors including Erzsi Deak, Kristin Embry Litchman, and many more.

My story is entitled Betrayal.

Pocket Poems
Funny, wise, thoughtful, or just plain cute, these mini poems set out to make magic and promise that a lasting love of poetry can start small.

A Rumpus of Rhymes: A Book of Noisy Poems
A collection of twenty-eight raucous and rhythmic poems: a delight for the eye and ear. "Onomatopoeia has never been more fun."

NCTE Notable Book 2001

We the People
Sixty-five first-person poems make the American experience come alive through individual voices of the famous and unknown. Together they create a rich fabric of a nation. Great for family sharing or dramatic readings in schools.

Kirkus Starred Review
Booklist Top Ten Poetry Pick

Could We Be Friends? Poems for Pals
Two dozen poems, both funny and poignant, celebrate friendship, family, and community. Kim's artwork perfectly complements the poems.

Partner Poems for Building Fluency
A collection of personification poems meant to be read by two or more voices.

25 Great Grammar Poems with Activities
The parts of speech are personalized in humorous rhyming poems that make them easy to remember. Lively activity pages are included to reinforce usage.
Grades 3+

The Comma

To separate, to hesitate,
To add a bit of drama,
There's nothing that can do those things
More deftly than a comma.

Copyright c2000 by Bobbi Katz

Poems Just For Us!
With Cross-Curriculum Activities

Over fifty poems relevant to the lives of young children (K-2) such as...

Unfortunately

Dinosaurs lived so long ago,
They never had a chance to know
How many kids would love to get
A dinosaur to be their pet.

Copyright c1974 by Bobbi Katz



Recent Works

Poetry
Trailblazers: Poems of Exploration
Illustrated by Carin Berger; Greenwillow/Harper Collins 2007
Once Around the Sun
illustrated by LeUyen Pham; Harcourt Books 2006
Pocket Poems
illustrated by Marilyn Hafner; Dutton March 2004
A Rumpus of Rhymes: A Book of Noisy Poems
illustrated by Susan Estelle Kwas; Dutton 2001
We the People
illustrated by Nina Crews; Greenwillow/Harper Collins 2000
Could We Be Friends? Poems for Pals
illustrated by Joung Un Kim; Mondo Publishing 1997
Professional Books
Partner Poems for Building Fluency
Scholastic Professional Books 2006
25 Great Grammar Poems with Activities
Scholastic Professional Books 2000
Poems Just For Us! With Cross-Curriculum Activities
Scholastic Professional Books 1996
Prose
Period Pieces: stories for girls
Selected by Deak and Litchman; HarperCollins 2003



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