If I Was in Charge the Rules Would Be Different!

by James Proimos

In this delightfully witty and silly collection of poems, Proimos targets the facts of every child's life--including bullies, school, family, pets, and homework--with accuracy and accessibility that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439208645
• ISBN13: 9780439208642
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.8" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

wacky, witty, loony and fun

fabulous poems of great importance, such as one about asparagus, and one about getting even with Milton the Bully. "Little Help", is about a belly button's call for help in its first poem it ever WROTE, since it has no vocal chords or THROAT. It HINTs at the accumulated LINT. In "Halloween Logic," a boy and girl decide to swap roles; it will work out DANDY for more CANDY. The author ponders if there is a FishCat, since there is a CatFish; or if clown college has homework, and if the goofs get A's and the wise get F's. Who are the honor students?