Kenn Nesbitt

Kenn Nesbitt is an American children's poet, born on February 20, 1962, in Berkeley, California. He grew up in Fresno and San Diego, and currently resides in Spokane, Washington, with his wife, Ann. Nesbitt attended John Muir and Kirk Elementary Schools in Fresno, and Mission Bay and La Jolla High Schools in San Diego. He later studied computer science at National University in San Diego and worked as a software developer, including a period at Microsoft, before becoming a full-time writer.

Nesbitt is known for his humorous poetry for children, often featuring outrageous situations that end on a realistic note. He began writing children's poetry in 1994, and his first book, My Foot Fell Asleep, was published in 1998. In 2013, he was named Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, a title that was later changed to Young People's Poet Laureate.

He has authored numerous books, including:

My Hippo Has The Hiccups Revenge of the Lunch Ladies The Armpit of Doom Believe it or Not, My Brother Has a Monster The Biggest Burp Ever My Cat Knows Karate

He has also collaborated with other artists, co-authoring a collection of Christmas poems with Linda Knaus and contributing lyrics to CDs by children's musician Eric Herman. Nesbitt's poems have appeared in many anthologies and have been featured in textbooks, magazines, and even on the TV show Jack Hanna's Wildlife Adventures and in the movie Life as We Know It.

Nesbitt's poem "The Tale of the Sun and the Moon", was used in the 2010 movie Life as We Know It. It was set to music by Eric Herman.

He grew up in Fresno, California and San Diego, California. In Fresno, he attended John Muir Elementary School and Kirk Elementary School. In San Diego, he attended Mission Bay High School, La Jolla High School and National University. He currently resides in Spokane, Washington.