Children's poetry
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The B on Your Thumb: 60 Poems to Boost Reading and Spelling
$19.99 Read more‘This is the sort of picture book that will bear up under repeated childhood readings and may even be of use to adults.’
—The Wall Street Journal
“The B on your Thumb is clever, engaging, educational a… [more below]
- Author: Hiller, Colette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0711254605
- Language: English
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Harlem
$18.99 Read more“They took the road in Waycross Georgia / Skipped over the tracks in East St. Louis / Took the bus from Holly Springs / Hitched a ride from Gee’s Bend / Took the long way through Memphis / The third d… [more below]
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 1997
- ISBN10: 0590543407
- Language: English
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Meet Danitra Brown
$7.99 Read moreThis spirited collection of beautifully illustrated poems introduces young readers to Danitra Brown, the most splendiferous girl in town, and her best friend, Zuri Jackson. “The poignant text and love
- Author: Grimes, Nikki
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 22 1997
- ISBN10: 0688154719
- Language: English
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An Irish Night Before Christmas
$19.99 Add to cartFather Christmas, with his Irish eyes twinkling, ushers in his seven elves and thus begins this Irish tale.
- Series: Night Before Christmas
- Author: Blazek, Sarah
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 30 1995
- ISBN10: 1565540867
- Language: English
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Tree Whispers
$9.99 Add to cart“Our leaves rustle, Our roots whisper. If you were a tree, what would you whisper to me?” Mandy Ross has been listening closely to the trees, from the willow to the eucalyptus, and the sycamore to the… [more below]
- Series: Child’s Play Library
- Author: Ross, Mandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 36
- Publish Date: May 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1786286823
- Language: English
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Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems
$11.99 Add to cartTRY THIS AT HOME. Poems to inspire young readers.
From Eileen Spinelli’s many goodbyes to summer at the shore, to Avis Harley’s catalog of ways to say hello across the globe, to a close look at the bi- Author: Heard, Georgia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: March 15 2011
- ISBN10: 1596436662
- Language: English
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Favorite Poems Old and New
$26.99 Read more“Children are poets before they grow up and they should live with poems. I hope this book will encourage them to do so.”–Eleanor Roosevelt
Beloved and treasured for over 60 years, here is the only po- Author: Ferris, Helen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 640
- Publish Date: September 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0385076967
- Language: English
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Tan to Tamarind: Poems about the Color Brown
$11.95 Read moreA poetry collection that explores the spectrum of beautiful shades of brown.
When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Tan, sienna, topaz, or tamarind? Poet Malathi Michelle Iyengar sees a whole sp
- Author: Iyengar, Malathi Michelle
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 15 2017
- ISBN10: 0892394129
- Language: English
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Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry
$23.99 Add to cartThis exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one’s library and a gorgeous gift to be both shared and treasured.
Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty p- Author: Yolen, Jane
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 13 2007
- ISBN10: 0763631418
- Language: English
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The Sweet and Sour Animal Book
$16.98 Add to cartIn 26 never-before-published short and wonderfully clever poems, Langston Hughes takes children through both the alphabet and the animal world. From Ape to Zebra–with bees, camels, fish, and even a u… [more below]
- Series: Opie Library
- Author: Hughes, Langston
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 20 1997
- ISBN10: 0195120302
- Language: English
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A Girl Like Me
$19.99 Read more“[A] rallying cry for girls to reject limitations others might place on them and their dreams.”–starred, The Horn Book Magazine
“Once I dreamed I swam / the ocean / and saw everything deep, co
- Author: Johnson, Angela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1541557778
- Language: English
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My Name Is Jason. Mine Too.: Our Story. Our Way.
$10.99 Read moreA stunning visual autobiography of two crazy-talented besties, bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds and painter Jason Griffin, who could never be who they are singularly if they weren’t… [more below]
- Author: Reynolds, Jason
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1534478221
- Language: English
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Boris
$7.95 Add to cartBoris is a big gray cat who loves sleeping and playing and exploring and hunting. And his owner loves him for all of his simple cat ways.
But Boris, typical as he may be, is part of a much larger stor- Author: Rylant, Cynthia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: December 08 2010
- ISBN10: 0152058095
- Language: English
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Just Like Me
$18.99 Add to cartAn ode to the girl with scrapes on her knees and flowers in her hair, and every girl in between, this exquisite treasury will appeal to readers of Dear Girl and I Am Enough and have kids poring over i… [more below]
- Author: Brantley-Newton, Vanessa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 0525582096
- Language: English
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The Surrender Tree / El Árbol de la Rendición: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom/ Poemas de la Lucha de Cuba Por Su Libertad (Bilingual)
$12.99 Add to cartThe Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle For Freedom / El ?rbol de la rendici?n: poemas de la lucha de cuba por su libertad is a lyrical, Newbery Honor-winning history in poems, and this bilingual
- Author: Engle, Margarita
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: March 16 2010
- ISBN10: 0312608713
- Language: English
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The Night Before Father’s Day
$5.99 Add to cartIt’s Father’s Day Celebrate dads everywhere with bike rides, car washes, and more in this installment of Natasha Wing’s best-selling series.
It’s the night before Father’s Day, and Mom and the kids h- Series: Night Before
- Author: Wing, Natasha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 10 2012
- ISBN10: 448458713
- Language: English
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My People
$19.99 Read moreThis Coretta Scott King Award-winning photography book based on Langston Hughes’s classic poem is perfect for kids and moving and powerful for readers of all ages.
Langston Hughes’s spare yet e- Series: Coretta Scott King Award – Illustrator Winner Title(s)
- Author: Hughes, Langston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1416935401
- Language: English
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Cast Away: Poems of Our Time
$9.99 Add to cart“Nye at her engaging, insightful best.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Acclaimed poet and Young People’s Poet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away, from plastic wa
- Author: Nye, Naomi Shihab
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: February 09 2021
- ISBN10: 0062907700
- Language: English
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Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems: Jitomates Risueños Y Otros Poemas de Primavera
$11.95 Read morePura Belpr? Author Award Winner – American Library Association (ALA)
Bilingual English/Spanish. From the imagination of poet Francisco X. Alarc?n comes Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems, a playf
- Series: Cycle of Seasons
- Author: Alarc?n, Francisco X
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0892391995
- Language: Spanish
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Bronzeville Boys and Girls
$16.99 Read moreThis classic picture book from Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, paired with full-color illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold, explores the lives and dreams of the childre
- Author: Brooks, Gwendolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 26, 2006
- ISBN10: 0060295058
- Language: English
