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Kalli Dakos

Kalli Dakos

Kalli Dakos is an elementary school reading specialist who has written many books,including Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll, illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi, and two illustrated by G. Brian Karas: Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! More Poems About School and the Children's Choice Award-winning book If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems About School. Kalli visits schools all over the United States and Canada to talk to students. She also gives teacher workshops. She lives in Ottowa, Canada ,and Sterling, Virginia. You can learn more about Kalli at www.kallidakos.com.

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Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! has won an award
Jan 16, 2009
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Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! has won an award
Jan 13, 2009
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Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! has won an award
Jan 12, 2009
News:
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! has won an award
Jan 07, 2009
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! will be released on June 23, 2008 in eBook
Jun 23, 2008
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! will be released on June 23, 2008 in eBook
Jun 23, 2008
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! will be released on June 23, 2008 in eBook
Jun 23, 2008
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! will be released on June 23, 2008 in eBook
Jun 23, 2008
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! will be released on June 23, 2008 in eBook
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Jun 23, 2008
Don’t Read This Book, Whatever You Do! is now available in
Jun 23, 2008
Put Your Eyes Up Here will be released on June 20, 2006 in Trade Paperback
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Put Your Eyes Up Here is now available in Trade Paperback
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Put Your Eyes Up Here will be released on June 20, 2006 in
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Put Your Eyes Up Here is now available in
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Put Your Eyes Up Here is now available in
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Put Your Eyes Up Here will be released on July 01, 2003 in
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If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand will be released on December 10, 1999 in Trade Paperback
Dec 10, 1999
If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand is now available in Trade Paperback
Dec 10, 1999
If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand will be released on December 10, 1999 in
Dec 10, 1999
If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand is now available in
Dec 10, 1999
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll will be released on August 01, 1999 in Trade Paperback
Aug 01, 1999
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 01, 1999
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll will be released on August 01, 1999 in
Aug 01, 1999
Mrs. Cole on an Onion Roll is now available in
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Dont Read This Book Whatever You Do will be released on August 01, 1998 in Trade Paperback
Aug 01, 1998
Dont Read This Book Whatever You Do is now available in Trade Paperback
Aug 01, 1998
Dont Read This Book Whatever You Do will be released on August 01, 1998 in
Aug 01, 1998
Dont Read This Book Whatever You Do is now available in
Aug 01, 1998
News:
Dont Read This Book Whatever You Do has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
News:
Don't Read This Book, Whatever You Do! has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

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Ten Very Important Back To School Poems
PR inside, August 24, 2009
...-- Kalli Dakos has placed Ten Important Back To School Poems on her website. She encourages parents and teachers to prepare children for a successful school year by reading the poems together...
Poetry, poetry and more Poetry Books
Teachers Net, July 3, 2009
...and Snouts: Poems by Laura Robb (pig poems)HB $5 Bug in Teacher?s Coffee (school poems) by Kalli Dakos $2 Mrs. Cole on a Onion Roll (school poems) by Kalli Dakos $4 Poems for Teachers by Kalli Dakos $1 Don?t Read this Book Whatever you Do: School...
Principal puckers up for pig after kids read 5,000 books
Welland Tribune, June 10, 2009
...school year. They were inspired by the children's book Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig, by Kalli Dakos and Alicia DesMarteau. In the book, the principal promises a porcine smooch if her students read 10,000 books. Atkinson cut the tally by half...
Betting on Boucher
Lafayette Daily Advertiser, April 28, 2009
...least 10,000 books. The idea came from the book Our Principal Promised to Kiss a Pig by Kalli Dakos. The 675 students reached that goal last week and added another 3,000 in just a few days. 'It's developed the love of reading I had hoped for...