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Bruce Lansky

b. 1941

Bruce Lansky is an internationally known poet and anthologist. He has a passion for getting children excited about reading and writing poetry. Lansky’s poetry books—including A Bad Case of the Giggles (2013), Peter, Peter, Pizza-Eater (2006), Mary Had a Little Jam (2004), If Kids Ruled the School (2004), and Rolling in the Aisles (2004)—are among America’s best-selling children’s poetry books. He is also the editor of the middle-grade fiction series Girls to the Rescue and Newfangled Fairy Tales. Lansky has performed in more than 300 schools from coast to coast. He enjoys returning to his peaceful home near one of Minnesota’s most beautiful lakes, just outside Minneapolis.

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Bibliography

ALL PUBLISHED BY MEADOWBROOK

  • The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World,1979.
  • (Editor) Free Stuff for Kids,1979.
  • Successful Dieting Tips,1981.
  • Make Your Own Greeting Cards,1981.
  • Make Your Own Crazy Minerals,1982.
  • Make Your Own Crazy Monsters,1982.
  • Baby and Child Medical Care,1982.
  • First Year Baby Care,1983.
  • 10,000 Baby Names,1984.
  • The Best Baby Shower Book,1986.
  • Mother Murphy's Law,1986.
  • Baby Talk,1986.
  • The Best Wedding Shower Book,1987.
  • Mother Murphy's 2nd Law,1987.
  • Webster's Dictionary Game,1987.
  • Wall Street Bull,1987.
  • Mother's Memories,1988.
  • (Editor) Kids Pick the Funniest Poems,Meadowbrook, 1991.
  • Moms Say the Funniest Thing!: a Collection of Motherly Wit and Wisdom,Meadowbrook, 1991.
  • The New Adventures of Mother Goose: Gentle Rhymes for Happy Times,Meadowbrook, 1993.
  • (Selector) A Bad Case of the Giggles: Kids' Favorite Funny Poems,Meadowbrook, 1994.
  • (Selector) Familiarity Breeds Children: the Best Quotes, Quips, and Rhymes about Parenthood,Meadowbrook, 1994.
  • (Selector) The Funny Side of Parenthood: the Best Quotes, Quips, and Rhymes,Meadowbrook, 1994.
  • (Selector) If We'd Wanted Quiet, We Would Have Raised Goldfish: Poems for Parents,Meadowbrook, 1994.
  • 35,000+ Baby Names,Meadowbrook, 1995.
  • New Rhymes for Bedtime,Meadowbrook, 1995.
  • (Selector) Age Happens: the Best Quotes about Growing Older,Meadowbrook, 1996.
  • (Selector) Golf: It's Just a Game: the Best Quotes about Golf,Meadowbrook, 1996.
  • (Selector) Lovesick: the Best Quotes about Love and Sex,Meadowbrook, 1996.
  • 15,000+ Baby Names,Meadowbrook, 1997.
  • (Selector) For Better and for Worse: the Best Quotes about Marriage,Meadowbrook, 1997.
  • (Selector) No More Homework! No More Tests!: Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems,Meadowbrook, 1997.
  • The Baby Name Survey Book: What People Think about Your Baby's Name,Meadowbrook, 1998.
  • Happy Birthday to Me!Meadowbrook, 1998.
  • (Selector) Work and Other Occupational Hazards,Meadowbrook, 1998.
  • Baby Names Around the World,Meadowbrook, 1999.
  • (Editor) Lighten Up! Book #2,Meadowbrook, 1999.
  • Laugh Twice and Call Me in the Morning,Meadowbrook, 1999.
  • If Pigs Could Fly-and Other Deep Thoughts: a Collection of Funny Poems, Meadowbrook, 2000.

OTHER

  • Editor, "Can You Solve the Mystery?" series, 14 volumes, 1984-85.