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• Keep a Pocket in Your Poem

  Classic Poems and Playful Parodies

  Lewis, J. Patrick

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  Collects thirteen classic poems by such masters as Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, and Emily Dickinson that are paired with lighthearted parodies.

• Hard-boiled Bugs for Breakfast

  and Other Tasty Poems

  Prelutsky, Jack,

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  More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated in black-and-white on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daniel Finds a Poem

  Archer, Micha,

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  A little boy's animal friends help him discover the poetry to be found in nature. Also available as an e-book

• Something, Someday

  Gorman, Amanda, 1998-

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  This stunning new picture book by the presidential inaugural poet and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator shows how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact? and how, with a little faith and friendship, we can find beauty and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Remember

  Poems and Pictures of Heritage

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  An anthology of original poems and illustrations focusing of heritage and family in which poets and artists of diverse backgrounds remember their unique childhoods growing up in the United States and reflect on their different ancestry,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I, Too, Sing America

  Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967,

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  Langston Hughes's inspirational poem I, Too is one of America's most famous. This board book brings Hughes's powerful declaration of resilience and hope to young readers.

• Ego-tripping and Other Poems for Young People

  Giovanni, Nikki

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  Thirty-two poems that reflect aspects of the African American experience.

• Hip Hop Speaks to Children

  a Celebration of Poetry With a Beat

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  More than 50 poems and an accompanying CD introduce poetry with a beat.

• Out of Wonder

  Poems Celebrating Poets

  Alexander, Kwame

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  Presents a collection of twenty poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world.

• I Am Loved

  Giovanni, Nikki,

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  There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates exactly that. Hand-selected by Newbery honoree Ashley Bryan, he has, with his masterful flourish of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One Minute Till Bedtime

  60-second Poems to Send You Off to Sleep

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  A collection of poems that can be read in sixty seconds features the work of celebrated writers, including Jon Scieszka, Nikki Grimes, and Lemony Snicket.

• A Light in the Attic

  Silverstein, Shel

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  Shel Silverstein's poems exist within the same timeless canon of children's classics as Where the Wild Things Are, James and the Giant Peach, and Alice in Wonderland. Like an Edward Gorey illustration come to life, this wonderfully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Honeybee

  Poems & Short Prose

  Nye, Naomi Shihab

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  In eighty-two poems and paragraphs, alights on the essentials of our time, our loved ones, our dense air, our wars, our memories, our planet, and leaves us feeling curiously sweeter and profoundly soothed.

• The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury

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  A collection of more than 200 poems by such modern poets as Nikki Grimes, John Ciardi, Karla Kuskin, Ted Hughes, e.e. cummings, Eve Merriam, Deborah Chandra, Arnold Adoff, and more than 100 others.

• A Bunch of Punctuation

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  In this land of punctuation, the exclamation mark is a superhero who tells a story chock-full of bops and bams, the comma lets you pause to enjoy the weather, and the period is where you must come to a full stop--or else the Grammar Police…Read moreRead more of this annotation