Bruce Lansky

Author of If I Ran the School

120+ Works 8,228 Members 141 Reviews 1 Favorited

About the Author

Bruce Lansky has been crowned the "King of Giggle Poetry" by his elementary school admirers. He's edited several successful poetry anthologies, and has a knack for making kids laugh

Includes the names: Bruce Lansky, Bruce Lanksy, Bruce Lansky, ed. Bruce Lansky, Bruce Bruce Lansky

Series

Girls to the Rescue

Kids Pick the Funniest Poems

Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems

Newfangled Fairy Tales

New Adventures of Mother Goose

Works by Bruce Lansky

Popular Recent

If I Ran the School (2005) 1,054 copies, 6 reviews

Mary Had a Little Jam and Other Silly Rhymes (2004) 765 copies, 6 reviews

No More Homework! No More Tests!: Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems (Giggle Poetry) (1997) 624 copies, 6 reviews

Kids Pick The Funniest Poems (1991) 506 copies, 5 reviews

Girls to the Rescue Book #1 (1995) 401 copies, 1 review

Miles of Smiles: Kids Pick the Funniest Poems: Book #3 (1998) 364 copies, 7 reviews

If Kids Ruled the School (2004) 357 copies, 2 reviews

A Bad Case Of The Giggles : Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, Book #2 (1994) 281 copies, 10 reviews

The Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World (1984) — Author — 277 copies, 1 review

My Dog Ate My Homework! (1996) 254 copies, 3 reviews

100,000+ Baby Names (2006) 223 copies, 4 reviews

If Pigs Could Fly... and Other Deep Thoughts (2000) 200 copies, 3 reviews

35,000+ Baby Names (1995) 186 copies

Girls to the Rescue Book #2 (1995) 170 copies, 2 reviews

My Teacher's in Big Trouble: Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems (2008) 152 copies, 10 reviews

Newfangled Fairy Tales (1997) 137 copies, 2 reviews

Peter, Peter, Pizza-Eater: And Other Silly Rhymes (2006) 118 copies

The Very Best Baby Name Book in the Whole Wide World (1996) 117 copies, 1 review

Girls to the Rescue Book #3 (1997) 116 copies

Dinner with Dracula (2006) 112 copies, 17 reviews

The New Adventures of Mother Goose: Gentle Rhymes for Happy Times (1983) 105 copies, 1 review

Mary Had a Little Jam: And Other Silly Rhymes. Expanded Edition with Twice as Many Rhymes. (Giggle Poetry) (2010) 91 copies

Oh My Darling, Porcupine and Other Silly Sing-Along Songs (2006) 89 copies, 1 review

The Very Best Baby Name Book: 60,000+ Names (2006) 84 copies, 1 review

Girls to the Rescue Book #4 (1998) 82 copies

10,000 Baby Names (1985) 80 copies, 1 review

Newfangled Fairy Tales, Book 2 (1998) 74 copies, 2 reviews

Rolling in the Aisles : Kids Pick the Funniest Poems (2004) 64 copies, 1 review

My Teacher's In Detention: More Kids' Favorite Funny School Poems (2006) 58 copies, 1 review

The Mother of All Baby Name Books: Over 94,000 Baby Names (2003) 55 copies

Girls to the Rescue Book #5 (1998) 53 copies

The Best Of Girls To The Rescue (2002) 51 copies

The Baby Name Personality Survey (1990) 51 copies, 1 review

Early Birdy Gets the Worm: A PictureReading Book for Young Children (2014) 50 copies, 29 reviews

Bruce Lansky's Poetry Party (1996) 49 copies

Girls to the Rescue Book #6 (1999) 48 copies

Baby Name Survey Book (1998) 47 copies, 1 review

Baby Names Around the World (1999) 44 copies, 1 review

What I Did on My Summer Vacation: 40 Funny Poems About Summer Adventures and Misadventures (2009) 43 copies

Mother Murphy's Law (1986) 38 copies

Girls to the Rescue Book #7 (2000) 37 copies

15,000+ Baby Names (1997) 36 copies

Age Happens: The Best Quotes About Growing Older (1996) 30 copies

25,000 (Baby Names) (2005) 27 copies

60,000+ Baby Names (2006) 27 copies, 1 review

Free Story "The Girl Who Wanted to be a Princess" from Newfangled Fairy Tales (2014) 20 copies, 3 reviews

55,000+ Baby Names: A Great Selection of Popular and Unusual Names From Around the World (2005) 19 copies

Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Tot: Songs and Rhymes for Toilet Training (2005) 17 copies, 2 reviews

Happily Ever After (Girls to the Rescue) (2007) 17 copies

Moms Say the Funniest Things!: A Collection of Motherly Wit and Wisdom (1991) 16 copies

Girls to the Rescue (free sample story) The Royal Joust: The Royal Joust (2011) 15 copies, 1 review

Dads Say the Dumbest Things (1989) 15 copies

45,000 Baby Names (2004) 15 copies

The New Baby Name Survey Book: How to Pick a Name That Makes a Favorable Impression for Your Child (2007) 13 copies

Sweet Dreams: Bedtime Poems and Lullabyes (1996) 13 copies

Happy Birthday To Me! (1998) 11 copies, 1 review

The Complete Book of Baby Names (2004) 10 copies

5-Star Baby Name Advisor: The Smart New Way to Name Your Baby (2008) 10 copies, 1 review

Golf: It's Just a Game (1996) 10 copies

Laugh Twice and Call Me in the Morning (1999) 9 copies

50,000 Baby Names from Around the World (2002) 9 copies, 1 review

Chicas al rescate (1999) 8 copies

Work and other occupational hazards (1998) 8 copies

When I Grow Up...: Cool Jobs I Might Try (2002) 7 copies

I Hope I Don't Strike Out (2008) 7 copies, 2 reviews

Lighten Up: 101 Funny Little Poems (1998) 7 copies

If we'd wanted quiet, we would have raised goldfish : poems for parents (1994) — Editor — 7 copies

The incomplete runner (1978) 7 copies

Monkey See, Monkey Do (Picture Reader) (2014) 6 copies

For Better & for Worse: The Best Quotes about Marriage (1995) 6 copies

When You Were One: A True Story Starring You (2000) 6 copies

Free Story "Tulia!" from Girls to the Rescue (2012) 6 copies

Polar Brrr's Big Adventure (Picture Reader): Picture Reader (2014) 6 copies, 1 review

Mother Murphy's 2nd Law (1986) 6 copies

New Rhymes About Animals (New Adventures of Mother Goose) (1995) 6 copies

The Funny Side of Parenthood (1994) 5 copies

The Very Best Canadian Baby Name Book (2009) 5 copies

Funny Little Poems for Funny Little People (2002) 5 copies

A Murphy szülők szextörvénykönyve (1990) 5 copies

Love Sick (1997) 5 copies

New Rhymes For Mealtime (New Adventures of Mother Goose) (1995) 4 copies

What’s Your Baby’s Name?: A Book to Help You Name Your Baby (2001) 4 copies

Our Bundle of Joy: Thoughts to Celebrate a New Life (2001) 3 copies

Voor iedereen die graag werkt 3 copies

Successful dieting tips (1981) 3 copies

LA LEY DE MAMA MURPHY: LOS PELIGROS DE LA MATERNIDAD (2003) 3 copies

When I'm a Big Brother (2003) 3 copies

I've Been Burping in the Classroom: And Other Silly Sing-Along Songs (2007) 3 copies

Lighten Up! #2 : 101 More Funny Little Poems (1999) 2 copies

The Case of the Chocolate Snatcher-Free Sample Story: Can You Solve the Mystery #2-Free Sample Story (Can you solve the… 2 copies

www.gigglepoetry.com 2 copies, 2 reviews

20 000 de nume de copii, româneşti şi internaţionale (2008) 2 copies

Laughter Is the Best Medicine (1999) 2 copies

I'm Glad I'm Me: What My Life Is Like (2002) 2 copies

Make your own greeting cards (Creative kids stencil book) (1981) 1 copy

Ninas Al Rescate Iii/girls To The Rescue Iii (Little Girls Rescue Themselves of Evil) (Spanish Edition) (2004) 1 copy

Poems that make Kids laugh 1 copy

La segunda ley de mamá Murphy : amor, sexo, matrimonio y otros desastres (1994) 1 copy

If Kids Ruled the School: More Kids' Favourite Funny School Poems — Author — 1 copy

New Rhymes For Bedtime (New Adventures of Mother Goose) (1995) 1 copy

Legile Mamei Murphy 1 copy

30,001 BABY NAMES COMPLETE WIHT MEANINGS, ORIGINS AND NICKNAMES "THE VERY BEST BABY NAME BOOK IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD" 1 copy

באש ובמים : מבחר ציטוטים על אהבה ונישואין 1 copy

Giggle Poetry Reading Lessons: A Successful Reading-Fluency Program Parents and Teachers Can Use to Dramatically… 1 copy

Murphy's law voor moeders (2006) 1 copy

Newfangled Fairy Tales- Free Sample Story: Little Bad Wolf and Red Riding Hood 1 copy

100,000 Baby Names: The Most Complete, Fascinating, and Helpful Name Book You Can Find (2015) 1 copy

Baby Name Trend Report: Insight from the top-selling baby name author (2012) 1 copy

Girls to the Rescue Bundle: Books #1-7 (2011) 1 copy

Rolling in the Aisles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems (2011) 1 copy

New rhymes bedtime 1 copy

Newfangled Fairy Tales Bundle: Classic Stories With a Funny Twist (2015) 1 copy

Monkey See, Monkey Do (Early Reader) 1 copy

Free Stuff for Kids 1992 (1991) 1 copy

When Grandma Was a Girl : What Her Life was Like as a Child (2002) 1 copy

Pour des parents désespérés (2000) 1 copy

When I'm a Big Sister (2003) 1 copy

Reference: Best Baby Name Book 1 copy

New Rhymes for Playtime (New Adventures of Mother Goose) (1995) 1 copy

What I did my summer vacation 1 copy

Work Explorer

Associated Works

The Secret of the Long-Lost Cousin & Other Mysteries (2006) — Creator — 62 copies, 1 review

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1941
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Relationships: Lansky, Vicki (wife | divorced)

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Reviews

The Girl Who Wanted To Be A Princess (Newfangled… by Bruce Lansky

A Clever Lesson

A well-written, cute short story about how having everything isn't always as fantastic as one might imagine. Especially when it means giving up things that are most important.

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REGoodrich | 2 other reviews | Jun 22, 2023 |

A Bad Case Of The Giggles : Kids Pick the Funniest… by Bruce Lansky

Independent Reading Level: Grades 1-5

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HannahHayes3000 | 9 other reviews | Nov 9, 2022 |

Kids Pick the Funniest Poems by Bruce Lansky

A collection of funny poetry for kids. It’s a classic because it’s the first collection of poems selected by kids! It includes clever creations from some of the most popular names in children’s poetry.

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BLTSbraille | 4 other reviews | Oct 11, 2021 |