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3 Jul 2023
My follow-up poetry collection to IJNGAR, MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE, is out JULY 18th!!
Masterfully and delightfully illustrated by Andrea Tsurumi.
I’m wildly proud of how this book has turned out. And the reviews so far (!!!)...
#kidspoetry #myheadhasabellyache #mhhab #funny
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Chris Harris retweeted
30 Nov 2023
One of my favorites from I’m Just No Good at Rhyming by Chris Harris (@justchrisharris), who never fails to crack me up!
#poemsforkids #kidlit #poetry
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2 Nov 2023
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1 Nov 2023
More dates for my WORLD TOUR for MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE... I’ll be everywhere on the planet from Manhattan all the way to Brooklyn!
This Saturday and next. Please spread the word to anyone with grade-schoolers—and if you know any kids who’d like to read with me, message me!
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6 Oct 2023
At last night's #frasier screening with the family. Can't wait for folks to see it next week on @paramountplus!
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26 Sep 2023
Last week I got to give away hundreds of copies of a certain ridiculous book through the Bookstormer Foundation, an awesome charity providing much-needed books to kids in lower-income areas. Read more--and consider donating--through the link below:
bookstormerfoundation.com
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24 Sep 2023
Tomorrow!
Unless you're reading this tomorrow, in which case: Today!
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Chris Harris retweeted
17 Sep 2023
Need a good laugh? (Who doesn't?) Not a giggle - a real belly roar! MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE by @justchrisharris & @kidlitart Andrea Tsurumi. Fun 4 Family #storytime (but don't tell kids it's #poetry!)
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Chris Harris retweeted
18 Sep 2023
Saving this treasure for my kid in AP Lit.
11 Aug 2023
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
(from MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE)
A SIMILE flits like a songbird.
A METAPHOR struts—it’s a bear.
PERSONIFICATION
Says, “There’s a gradation
Of human in things everywhere.”
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#kidlit #poetry #grammar #myheadhasabellyache #teachers #librarians
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13 Sep 2023
A POEM ABOUT SNAKES IN WHICH WE TRIED TO USE ACTUAL SNAKES FOR EVERY LETTER "S," BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE SNAKES AREN'T COOPERATING*
* Not to be confused with the poem of the same title by Lord Byron
#myheadhasabellyache #kidspoetry
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Chris Harris retweeted
11 Sep 2023
A handy guide for poets and language lovers! May need further explanation of kennings and neologisms, though.
#poetrycommunity #kidlit
11 Aug 2023
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
(from MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE)
A SIMILE flits like a songbird.
A METAPHOR struts—it’s a bear.
PERSONIFICATION
Says, “There’s a gradation
Of human in things everywhere.”
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#kidlit #poetry #grammar #myheadhasabellyache #teachers #librarians
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11 Sep 2023
This coming SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th at 12:30 I’ll be at CHILDREN’S BOOK WORLD making kids laugh—20% with me, 80% at me. Come join! Tell others!
(And I may need a few young co-readers at the event—message me if you have a volunteer…)
@ChildrensBW_LA #myheadhasabellyache
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11 Sep 2023
I’m also still setting up FALL SCHOOL VISITS for K-5. Message me if you'd like to ask your/your kids' school about a visit, and please let others know. Where I'll be, so far:
SOUTHERN CA: Any time…
SF BAY AREA: Sept. 25, 26, & 27
NEW YORK AREA (NJ, NY, CT): November 1st-14th
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Chris Harris retweeted
25 Aug 2023
Next month, @justchrisharris will be stopping by to read and sign his hilarious new book of poetry, My Head Has A Bellyache and More Nonsense.
The IN-PERSON storytime will take place on Saturday, September 16 at 12:30 PM. Learn more at childrensbookworld.com/event…!
ALT A graphic featuring the cover of "My Head Has A Bellyache and More Nonsense" by Chris Harris alongside a photo of Chris. Text reads: "Attend an afternoon of nonsense with Chris Harris, who will be reading and signing his new book, My Head Has A Bellyache and More Nonsense."
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Chris Harris retweeted
24 Aug 2023
It’s not the sieve like offer that bothers me. It’s the arrogance that comes with every move they make. They need to stop with the “we’re doing you a favor” rhetoric when we’re the ones who sowed their riches. It’s the paintings hanging in the Louvre. Not the walls they hang on.
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22 Aug 2023
October 12th... #Frasier has reentered the building.
deadline.com/2023/08/frasier…
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19 Aug 2023
It’ll be a whirlwind couple months, but excited to announce my WORLD TOUR for MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE. There's bound to be a reading near you!
Come watch me make a sweaty fool out of myself at the phenomenal ANNABELLE'S BOOK CLUB on Ventura in Studio City, next Saturday @ 2:30!
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16 Aug 2023
What a stupid quote. If any other showrunner is ever subjected to the horror of being forced to hire 5 great writers they don't want, DM me and I'll happily take them off their hands.
The WGA proposed that TV shows should hire a minimum of six to 12 writers, but some writers disagree.
“Nobody asked for this,” said one prominent showrunner. “Every showrunner I know is against this. It doesn’t make sense to anybody.” bit.ly/3sk06cw
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15 Aug 2023
Wow.
"Better than Shel Silverstein."
"One [of the] best-written children's books I've ever had the pleasure to read."
Thank you, Betsy! This is a DREAM review. And not a normal anxiety dream. The wonderful kind of dream I hear others often have.
Take THAT, voices in my head!
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11 Aug 2023
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
(from MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE)
A SIMILE flits like a songbird.
A METAPHOR struts—it’s a bear.
PERSONIFICATION
Says, “There’s a gradation
Of human in things everywhere.”
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(1/14)
#kidlit #poetry #grammar #myheadhasabellyache #teachers #librarians
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11 Aug 2023
I ANTHIMERIA nouns often.
APOSIOPESIS is barely...
What’s a word in two pieces?
TM-flippin’-ESIS!
While ZEUGMA shows style and up rarely.
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11 Aug 2023
ANTIMETABOLE’S CHIASMUS;
Chiasmus is antimetabole.
ANAPHORA’S so nice,
I’m explaining it twice;
Anaphora’s so nice,
It’s my favorite device,
And NON SEQUITURS? Man, I love pizza.
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