By EMILY SPARACINO / Staff Writer

NORTH SHELBY – The North Shelby Library will ring in National Poetry Month in April with a visit from a best-selling author of humorous poetry collections for children.

Alan Katz will discuss his favorite stories, songs and poems at the library on Monday, April 25 starting at 6 p.m. He will also sign copies of his books.

“It’s a book talk, but it’s great for families with kids,” Children’s Librarian Savannah Kitchens said. “It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Katz’s poetry collections include “Oops!” and “Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking,” along with Silly Dilly Songbooks like “Take Me Out of the Bathtub” and “I’m Still Here in the Bathtub.”

“This is our first poetry month visitor,” Kitchens said of Katz. “His poems are really funny.”

According to his website, Katz is a print and television writer who has written for several Emmy-nominated TV shows (five years of parody songs and more for The Rosie O’Donnell Show), animated series like Taz-Mania, Disney’s Raw Toonage and Goof Troop, several edition of the Grammy Awards and Tony Awards, Kids Are People Too, Nickelodeon projects including Whoopi’s Littleburg, network specials, game shows and articles for publications including The New York Times and The New York Daily News.

In addition, Katz has created hundreds of comic books, trading cards, web videos and other special projects for kids and their parents.

All ages are welcome at the free event, and no registration is required.

Copies of Katz’s books will be available for purchase at the event.

“It’s going to be really casual and fun,” Kitchens said. “We’re really excited.”

For more information about Katz and his works, visit Alankatzbooks.com.