Bruce Lansky is one of North America's leading children's poets. His poetry books include: If Kids Ruled the School, No More Homework! No More Tests!, Miles of Smiles, My Dog Ate My Homework, Kids Pick the Funniest Poems, and A Bad Case of the Giggles. Altogether, his poetry and songbooks have sold over 3.4 million copies! He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota when he is not visiting out-of-town schools to teach poetry workshops. Stephen Carpenter is the illustrator who has helped sixteen "Giggle Poetry" books come alive with hilarious illustrations. He lives just outside Kansas City with his wife, Becki, and their sheepdog, Lulu.