Put Your Eyes Up Here - by Kalli Dakos (Paperback)

About the Book

Dakos's trademark humor is in full force in this collection of poems that capture school life and all its trials and triumphs. Full color.

Book Synopsis

Put your eyes up here,
put your eyes on me!

Ms Roys asks for her students' attention, but she doesn't really need to. Who can ignore a teacher who wears silly hats and colorful skirts, has a graveyard for used-up pencils, believes in magic and ghosts, and has special eyeballs that let her see the things that make her students unique?

In this collection of fun, lively poems by Kalli Dakos, you'll explore the world of Ms. Roys's classroom -- and you may not want to go home!

Review Quotes

"A sure-to-be-popular choice for back-to-school and for the poetry shelf."
-- Booklist

About the Author

Kalli Dakos is an elementary school reading specialist who has written many books, including Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll, illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi, and two illustrated by G. Brian Karas: Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! More Poems About School and the Children's Choice Award-winning book If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems About School. Kalli visits schools all over the United States and Canada to talk to students. She also gives teacher workshops. She lives in Ottowa, Canada, and Sterling, Virginia. You can learn more about Kalli at www.kallidakos.com.

G. Brian Karas has illustrated many children's books, including Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! And Tippy-Tippy-Tippy, Hide! by Candace Fleming; Incredible Me by Kathi Appelt; the High-Rise Private Eyes series by Cynthia Rylant; and Ivan by Catherine Applegate, which was a New York Times bestseller. His books have been named ALA Notables, Booklist Editor Choices, SLJ Best Books, and Boston Globe Horn Book Honor books. He lives in upstate New York. Visit him online at GBrianKaras.com.