Books of Children's poetry, American
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The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
By Eugene FieldThe poem about the fight that erupts between two stuffed animals, and poem about the amazing place for children where the Dinkey-Bird sings.
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Sing a Song of Christmas
By Margaret HillertSing a Song of Christmas
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The Night Before Middle School!
By Sean KolczynskiThe Night Before Middle School Written and Illustrated by Sean Kolczynski This is a fun and light-hearted story about a child's anticipation and completion of the first day of middle school.
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The Usborne Book of Christmas Poems
By Sam TaplinAn illustrated collection of tradition Christmas poems for children.
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
By Sarah Josepha Buell HaleThe famous nineteenth-century nursery rhyme about the school-going lamb is accompanied by the music later written for it.
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Monster Goose
By Judy SierraA collection of twenty-five nursery rhymes, rewritten to feature vampires, ghouls, mummies, the Loch Ness monster, and other fearsome creatures.
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Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook
By Shel SilversteinFrom the legendary creator of "Where the Sidewalk Ends, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up," and "The Giving Tree" comes an unforgettable new character in children's poetry. Welcome to the world of Runny Babbit and his friends. Illustrations.
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Fairies: Celebrations from Season to Season
By Adrienne KeithA book of fairy games, crafts, and party ideas, all set out in rhyme, and accompanied by a folding cardboard fairy box
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Librarian's Night Before Christmas
By David DavisA librarian is surprised Christmas Eve when Santa and his six elves come to her rescue in a red bookmobile to the library.
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A Southern Child's Garden of Verses
By David Davis" -Jeanette Larson, children's literature consultant Stars like candles glow in the sky and scented vines of wisteria wind down secret lanes in this collection of poetry for children.
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Twas the Night Before Christmas: A Visit from St. Nicholas
By Clement Clarke MooreThe familiar poem about a well-known Christmas Eve visitor.
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Holly Pond Hill: A Child's Book of Easter
By Paul KortepeterOffers young readers a holiday gift book with padded cover, gold edges, and detailed artwork filled with ten poems about Easter starring the Holly Pond Hill gang.
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The Break Dance Kids: Poems of Sport, Motion, and Locomotion
By Lillian MorrisonA collection of poems about sports, dancing, and other physical activities.
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People, People Everywhere
By Nancy Van LaanDescribes the effects of the nation's population growth in rhymed text and illustrations.
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People, People Everywhere
By Nancy Van LaanDescribes the effects of the nation's population growth in rhymed text and illustrations.
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Classic Poetry: An Illustrated Collection
By Michael RosenA collection of favorite poems by such writers as William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Edward Lear, Walt Whitman, and Langston Hughes, with portraits of the poets, brief biographical background, and illustrations.
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An Irish Night Before Christmas
By Blazek, Sarah KirwanAn adaptation of the famous poem about a Christmas Eve visitor, set in Ireland.
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A Children's Treasury of Poems
An illustrated collection of short poems by such poets as Vachel Lindsay, Robert Louis Stevenson, Kate Greenaway, Edward Lear, and Lewis Carroll.
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Awe-Some Days: Poems about the Jewish Holidays
By Marilyn Singerhabbat ( Sabbath ) is a day of rest - and the c only special time mentioned in the Ten Commandments : " Remember the ... Some Jews follow strict rules about what they cannot do on the Sabbath , such as traveling by car , cleaning the ...
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A Pirate's Twelve Days of Christmas
By Philip YatesAhoy mateysNChristmas is coming and even pirates celebrate the holiday! This follow-up to the hugely popular "A Pirate's Night Before Christmas" offers a witty re-imagining of "The Twelve Days of Christmas"Nwith a sly buccaneer twist.