December 26

By Kenn Nesbitt b. 1962 Kenn Nesbitt
A BB gun.
A model plane.
A basketball.
A ’lectric train.
A bicycle.
A cowboy hat.
A comic book.
A baseball bat.
A deck of cards.
A science kit.
A racing car.
A catcher’s mitt.
So that’s my list
of everything
that Santa Claus
forgot to bring.

“December 26.” © 2001 by Kenn Nesbitt. Reprinted from The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! (© 2001, 2005 by Kenn Nesbitt) with permission from Meadowbrook Press.

Source: The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! (2001)

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Poet Kenn Nesbitt b. 1962

POET’S REGION U.S., Northwestern

Subjects Living, Youth

Holidays Christmas

Biography

Kenn Nesbitt was born in Berkeley, California, in 1962. He grew up in Fresno and San Diego and currently lives in Washington state with his wife, children, and pets.

He is the author of numerous books of poetry for children, including Santa Got Stuck in the Chimney (2006), When the Teacher Isn’t Looking: And Other Funny School Poems (2005), and The Aliens Have Landed at Our School! (2001). His books abound with hilarious and . . .

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SUBJECT Living, Youth

POET’S REGION U.S., Northwestern

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