Books of Children's poetry, American

  • Monster Motel
    By Douglas Florian

    This collection of poems introduces the monstrous dwellers of the horribly horrid Monster Motel. Full color.

  • The Dog Ate My Homework: And Other Poems for Children
    By Aaron James

    The Dog Ate My Homework: And Other Poems for Children

  • My Dog Ate My Homework!: A Collection of Funny Poems
    By Bruce Lansky

    This book used to be called Poetry Party, but that title didn't tell the whole story. It's a collection of Bruce Lansky's funny poems that you'll want to read out loud to your friends and family. It's a laugh riot!

  • My First Picture Book of Poetry

    A collection of poems by English and American poets.

  • Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems
    By John Grandits

    Offers the thoughts of an eleven-year-old boy who, through a collection of poetry and illustrations, ponders the many things he sees and experiences in the world around him.

  • Walt Whitman
    By Jonathan Levin

    Presents an illustrated collection of twenty-six poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned nineteenth-century poet. Reprint.

  • Scrambled Eggs Super!
    By Dr. Seuss

    Tells of a young boy's outrageous boast about the variety of eggs he puts into his omelettes. Illus. in color. "Riotous humor in picture and verse as an enterprising Seuss creature hunts uncommon eggs for a super deluxe dish.

  • Green Eggs and Ham
    By Dr. Seuss

    When Sam-I-am pesters a grumpy grouch to eat a plate of green eggs and ham, we soon find we can't know what we really like until we've tried it!

  • Jesus, God's Gift of Love
    By Jim Padgett

    The story of Jesus' birth is told through a variety of poems and illustrations.

  • Flamingos on the Roof: Poems and Paintings
    By Calef Brown

    A collection of poems for children.

  • Trucker's Night Before Christmas
    By Collins, David R.

    ... Oil Well ( 1982 ) Gaston Goes to Nashville ( 1985 ) Texas Alphabet ( 1988 ) Texas Night Before Christmas Coloring ... Before Christmas ( 1999 ) Why Cowgirls Are Such Sweet Talkers ( 2000 ) Pennsylvania Dutch Night Before Christmas ...

  • Midnight Farm
    By Reeve Lindbergh

    Secrets of the dark are revealed in this poem describing a farm at midnight.

  • Star Series: Mary had a little lamb
    By Vera Southgate

    Familiar nursery rhyme about a young girl whose lamb follows her to school.

  • Daddy, Daddy, Can You Touch the Sky?

    Six poems designed to develop strong identity concepts.

  • Come Over to My House
    By Dr. Seuss, Theo LeSieg

    Originally published under the pseudonym of Theo LeSieg, Come Over To My House is being relaunched with a stylish new cover design which reveals, for the first time, the true identity of the author - Dr. Seuss himself

  • Walt Whitman's I Hear America Singing
    By Walt Whitman

    Whitman's well-known poem is accompanied by full-page illustrations.

  • Margaret Wise Brown's the Golden Bunny: And 17 Other Stories and Poems
    By Margaret Wise Brown

    A witty stories and poems, featuring bunnies in all seasons, are brought to life with lush,

  • The Wee Scot Book: Scottish Poems and Stories
    By Campbell, Aileen

    The Three Craws Crows are frequently represented with a sinister tone in Scottish rhymes and folk tales . Remembered as wily predators , crows rob the eggs from momentarily unprotected nests . This rhyme reminds the author of the crows ...

  • A School Year of Poems: 180 Favorites from Highlights

    A collection of short, simple poems for children with teaching suggestions.

  • Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace
    By Tony Johnston

    Timely poetry collection about peace and war by acclaimed children's poet and author Tony Johnston, stunningly illustrated by Susan Guevara.The poems in this collection present haunting images of war and peace.