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Brian P. Cleary

Brian P. Cleary is an American humorist, poet, and author. He is best known for his books written for grade-school children that explore grammar, math and poetry in humorous ways. In his role in the digital division of American Greetings, he's put words in the mouths of Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, William Shatner, Meghan Trainor and more. The multi-million selling author has performed poetry workshops in 500 elementary schools across the county. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

Books by Brian P. Cleary

Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know, 20th Anniversary Edition

Under, Over, By the Clover, 20th Anniversary Edition

Stop and Go, Yes and No, 20th Anniversary Edition

I and You and Don't Forget Who, 20th Anniversary Edition

Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely, 20th Anniversary Edition

Nothing Loopy about This

Bugs That Make Your Computer Crawl

This Python Isn't a Snake

You Can't Dance to These Rhythms

Chips and Cheese and Nana's Knees

A Bat Cannot Bat, a Stair Cannot Stare

A Second, a Minute, a Week with Days in It

Breezier, Cheesier, Newest, and Bluest

Madam and Nun and 1001

A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many?

-Ful and -Less, -Er and -Ness

Feet and Puppies, Thieves and Guppies

A Fraction's Goal — Parts of a Whole

Butterfly, Flea, Beetle, and Bee

Catfish, Cod, Salmon, and Scrod

Sparrow, Eagle, Penguin, and Seagull

Salamander, Frog, and Polliwog

Tortoise, Tree Snake, Gator, and Sea Snake

Dolphin, Fox, Hippo, and Ox

A-B-A-B-A—a Book of Pattern Play

But and For, Yet and Nor

Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk

Thumbtacks, Earwax, Lipstick, Dipstick

Six Sheep Sip Thick Shakes

Cool! Whoa! Ah and Oh!

I'm and Won't, They're and Don't

On the Scale, a Weighty Tale

But and For, Yet and Nor

Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk

Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky

How Long or How Wide?

Windows, Rings, and Grapes — a Look at Different Shapes

Straight and Curvy, Meek and Nervy

On the Scale, a Weighty Tale

Stroll and Walk, Babble and Talk

The Action of Subtraction

A Lime, a Mime, a Pool of Slime

Lazily, Crazily, Just a Bit Nasally

Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky

The Mission of Addition

How Much Can a Bare Bear Bear?

Slide and Slurp, Scratch and Burp

Pitch and Throw, Grasp and Know

Stop and Go, Yes and No

I and You and Don't Forget Who

Under, Over, By the Clover

Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely