Poetry Books


Cock-a-doodle-doo! Barnyard HullabalooCock-a-doodle-doo! Barnyard Hullabaloo
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. The rooster wakes up the farm with his...
Every Time I Climb A TreeEvery Time I Climb A Tree
Twenty-five poems with short lines on such varied subjects as a lost turtle, a fence, the wind,...
Words With Wrinkled KneesWords With Wrinkled KneesSplish SplashSplish Splash
Presenting the many forms of water in concrete poems and graphic illustrations--including rain,...
Gathering the Sun / Recogiendo El Sol Un Abecedar: An Alphabet in Spanish and EnglishGathering the Sun / Recogiendo El Sol Un Abecedar: An Alphabet in Spanish and English
Translated by Rosa Zubizarreta. Simple poems and glorious paintings offer a deeply moving...


Making Friends with FrankensteinMaking Friends with Frankenstein
While there is no shortage of mind-stimulating poetry and literature for young kids these days,...
Did You See What I Saw?: Poems about SchoolDid You See What I Saw?: Poems about School
Twenty-four poems about various aspects of going to school.
BirchesBirches
In this first picture-book version of Frost's popular poem, Ed Young has used his own powers...
I Heard a Bluebird SingI Heard a Bluebird SingPoetry CornerPoetry Corner
By Arnold Cheyney. The first half of this book glitters like a mine full of gems?that is, the...


Marvelous Math: A Book of PoemsMarvelous Math: A Book of Poems
Marvelous Math is a playful look at the sometimes surprising ways math is part of our...
Elephant Games: And Other Playful Poems to PerformElephant Games: And Other Playful Poems to Perform
Zany full-color illustrations complement a lively anthology of poetry that offers a most unusual...
I Like Being Me: Poems for Children about Feeling Special, Appreciating Others,I Like Being Me: Poems for Children about Feeling Special, Appreciating Others,Beat Voices: An Anthology of Beat PoetryBeat Voices: An Anthology of Beat Poetry
A collection for young people of some of the best work of iconoclasts like Jack Kerouac and...
Moon DreamsMoon Dreams
A magical wonderland of thoughts and dreams unwind in this adventure of verse and rhyme. ...

I Brought My Rat For Show-And-Tell (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (All Aboard Poetry Reader: Level 2)I Brought My Rat For Show-And-Tell (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (All Aboard Poetry Reader: Level 2)
Best Price: $13.55
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. A collection of poems about school, including...
Technically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete PoemsTechnically, It's Not My Fault: Concrete Poems
Best Price: $0.98
I got this for my son, and he enjoys its offbeat teenage humor. I enjoy that he is seeing...
Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete PoetryMeow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry
Best Price: $0.01
Finding poetry that breaks free of the monotony of rhyming couplets or Seuss rip-offs is hard to...
Flamingos on the RoofFlamingos on the Roof
Best Price: $5.05
When poetry and I meet face to face, poetry has its work cut out for it. I am not a poetry fan....
'Twas the Night Before Christmas'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Best Price: $2.43
Everyone knows the famous words: “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house ....

When The Teacher Isn't Looking: And Other Funny School PoemsWhen The Teacher Isn't Looking: And Other Funny School Poems
Best Price: $3.97
This little book is chalk full of high interest funny poems about school. The poems can be used...
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your SleepThe Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep
Best Price: $2.58
If you like Jack Prelutsky, you should love this book. Some of the poems might trouble younger...
Higgle Wiggle: Happy RhymesHiggle Wiggle: Happy Rhymes
Best Price: $14.95
Higgle Wiggle: Happy Rhymes contains 25 cute poems written for young children. These playful...
Here Comes HennyHere Comes Henny
Best Price: $95.23
My four year old twins just LOVE this book! I always read it at a fast pace and it sends them...
MississippiMississippi
I am the river, deep and strong; I sing an old, enduring song ........ I found this book while...

Hurry, Hurry, Mary DearHurry, Hurry, Mary Dear
"Hurry, hurry, Mary dear fall is over, winter's here. Not a moment to be lost, in a...
The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your SleepThe Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your SleepMy Garden of Flower FairiesMy Garden of Flower Fairies
Best Price: $6.78
My 5-year old enjoyed this introduction to the flower fairy friends. It takes the lovely...
Flower Fairies of the TreesFlower Fairies of the Trees
Best Price: $3.04
Young children who love fairies and nature will absolutely adore these series of books on the...
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Book & CD (Book and CD)One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Book & CD (Book and CD)
Best Price: $5.40
Awful, awful, awful! I would have given it zero stars, but that wasn't an option. The book...

Good Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and MoreGood Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More
Best Price: $2.62
This is a great book! It's got fun rhymes about all different kinds of sports and games. I...
There's a Wocket in My Pocket / The Foot Book / The Nose Book - Pack D (Bright and Early Board Books)There's a Wocket in My Pocket / The Foot Book / The Nose Book - Pack D (Bright and Early Board Books)
Best Price: $14.97
The simplest Seuss for toddlers' use! 3 pint size board books for small hands.
The Carnival of the Animals (Book and CD)The Carnival of the Animals (Book and CD)
Best Price: $20.96
Back in 1886, Camile Saint-Saens composed a delightful musical creation, //The Carnival of the...
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside OutPoetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out
Best Price: $2.49
One year Ralph Fletcher came home from college to spend Christmas with his family. He was flat...
Do Not Feed the TableDo Not Feed the Table
Best Price: $26.99
This is a cute book full of short, descriptive poems about various parts of the kitchen.

Eric Carle's Animals AnimalsEric Carle's Animals Animals
Best Price: $5.30
I had this book on the top shelf of the kids' (two year old boy and girl) bookcase for...
Rhyme World Stage 4: Bertha Purse Nurse: Pack of 6Rhyme World Stage 4: Bertha Purse Nurse: Pack of 6Langston's Train RideLangston's Train Ride
Best Price: $6.95
I won this book at the Dexter Educational Foundation's annual Silent Auction, in February of...
Monster GooseMonster Goose
Best Price: $3.68
Mother Goose may never be the same...Sierra's Monster Goose looks like the traditional...
Neighborhood OdesNeighborhood Odes
Best Price: $2.57
This book was a fantastic support when teaching 5th graders to move beyond...

The HighwaymanThe Highwayman
Best Price: $6.41
Noyes' famous poem, first published in 1913, tells the love story of a notorious highway...
See You Later, Escalator: Rhymes for the Very YoungSee You Later, Escalator: Rhymes for the Very Young
Best Price: $6.25
This vibrant collection of poems for very young children is the fourth book in the top selling...
First Verses: Finger Rhymes, Action Rhymes, Counting Rhymes, Chanting RhymesFirst Verses: Finger Rhymes, Action Rhymes, Counting Rhymes, Chanting Rhymes
Best Price: $18.00
First Verses is packed with great rhymes, action verses, and chants. As a mother and teacher of...
The Oxford Book of Story PoemsThe Oxford Book of Story Poems
Best Price: $15.04
Dragons and castles, knights and mermaids, witches and magicians, ships on the high seas, and...
My First Oxford Book of Animal PoemsMy First Oxford Book of Animal Poems
Tell me, little woodworm Eating through the wood Surely all that sawdust Can't do you...

The Oxford Treasury of Christmas PoemsThe Oxford Treasury of Christmas Poems
Best Price: $12.50
I should have realized this is a children's book. The title certainly doesn't give it away.
The Canterbury TalesThe Canterbury Tales
Best Price: $29.44
CHAUCER EXPLORES THE DARKER SIDE OF HUMANITY IN THE CANTERBURY TALES. RELIGION IS TESTED, AND...
" Stand Back, " Said the Elephant, " I'm Going to Sneeze "" Stand Back, " Said the Elephant, " I'm Going to Sneeze "This Big SkyThis Big Sky
Best Price: $2.65
This evocative collection of poems combines Pat Mora¹s simple, yet shining words with Steve...
Wake Up House!Wake Up House!
Best Price: $29.95
Wake Up House! Just before dawn House stretches starts to yawn? In Dee Lillegard?s playful...

The Monster Mall and Other Spooky Poems (All Aboard Poetry Reader)The Monster Mall and Other Spooky Poems (All Aboard Poetry Reader)
Best Price: $0.19
My children loved Grasshopper Pie & Other Poems and seem to never tire of reading these...
Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain & Perfect PronunciationPeter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain & Perfect Pronunciation
Best Price: $14.49
Alliterative jingles and tongue-twisters. Reproduction in full of 1830 first American edition....
A Child's Garden of Verses (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)A Child's Garden of Verses (Dover Children's Thrift Classics)
Best Price: $0.25
Stevenson is wonderful and the children's rhymes in this compilation are timeless. This...
From the Bellybutton of the Moon / Del Ombligo De La Luna (The Magical Cycle of the Seasons Series)From the Bellybutton of the Moon / Del Ombligo De La Luna (The Magical Cycle of the Seasons Series)
I am currently a student in the College of Education at the University of Arizona. This...
Ancient Rome (Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times)Ancient Rome (Modern Rhymes about Ancient Times)
Best Price: $40.00
Through verse, young readers can explore the fascinating civilizations of the past. The rich...

Five Complete BooksFive Complete BooksOld Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Faber Childrens Classics)Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats (Faber Childrens Classics)
Best Price: $5.57
First published in 1939, T.S. Eliot's collection of cat poems, written originally to amuse...
New and Collected Poems for ChildrenNew and Collected Poems for Children
'In the world of British poetry, Carol Ann Duffy is a superstar' - "Guardian"....
The TYGER VOYAGE.The TYGER VOYAGE.CircusCircus

The Cake That Mack AteThe Cake That Mack Ate
Best Price: $19.95
A picture book for children
Ho for a Hat!Ho for a Hat!
Best Price: $64.07
A rhythmic celebration of hats, written in lively verse, about a young boy and his dog who try...
Revenge of the Man-Eating Gerbils: And Other Vile VersesRevenge of the Man-Eating Gerbils: And Other Vile Verses
Best Price: $22.97
The gerbils are back and looking for revenge in another collection of delightfully disgusting...
Spectacular Schools (Pick a Poem)Spectacular Schools (Pick a Poem)
Best Price: $3.31
A wildly funny anthology of poems about all sorts of schools. Sneak a peek into the strangest...
To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo NerudaTo Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda
Best Price: $19.00
Pablo Neruda, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in literature, has been called "the greatest...

My Brother BertMy Brother Bert
Best Price: $6.44
Bert was a funny kind of brother who developed an unusual collection. He was sitting in a chair...
Dog Days: Rhymes Around the YearDog Days: Rhymes Around the Year
Best Price: $4.00
What a wonderful little book. While the rhyme of Mr. Prelutsky is always fresh and fine, it was...
Jesus Loves Me Lullabies and PrayersJesus Loves Me Lullabies and Prayers
Best Price: $15.00
I have read this book to my 5 month old son since the night he came home from the hospital. ...
Piranhas in the TubPiranhas in the Tub
Best Price: $16.37
I'm the author of JEREMY GRABOWSKI'S CRAZY SUMMER IN STORMVILLE! I bought Piranhas in...
Under the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean PoemsUnder the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems
Best Price: $2.94
Collaboratively compiled and edited by John Agard & Grace Nichols, Under The Moon & Over...

My Take-Along Nursery Rhymes Library (My Take-Along Library)My Take-Along Nursery Rhymes Library (My Take-Along Library)
Best Price: $14.00
The books were far too small. I was anticipating a big book with all nursery rhymes in it. If...
Biscuits In The CupboardBiscuits In The Cupboard
Best Price: $0.02
Biscuits In The Cupboard is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
The Dream Keeper and Other PoemsThe Dream Keeper and Other Poems
Best Price: $13.97
A collection of fifty-nine poems, selected by the author for young readers, including lyrical...
The Dragons Are Singing TonightThe Dragons Are Singing Tonight
An "excellent collection....Prelutsky and Sis...bring to life so many sorts of dragons: the...
Bright Star Shining: Poems for ChristmasBright Star Shining: Poems for Christmas
Best Price: $3.91
A gentle collection for children, of poems about Christmas. The poems describe the wonder and...

School FeverSchool Fever
Best Price: $6.96
Brod Bagert brings smiles to my students faces! They love his poetry. I was introduced to...
Jesus Loves Me Lullabies and PrayersJesus Loves Me Lullabies and Prayers
Best Price: $15.00
I have read this book to my 5 month old son since the night he came home from the hospital. ...
Piranhas in the TubPiranhas in the Tub
Best Price: $16.37
I'm the author of JEREMY GRABOWSKI'S CRAZY SUMMER IN STORMVILLE! I bought Piranhas in...
Under the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean PoemsUnder the Moon & Over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems
Best Price: $2.94
Collaboratively compiled and edited by John Agard & Grace Nichols, Under The Moon & Over...
My Take-Along Nursery Rhymes Library (My Take-Along Library)My Take-Along Nursery Rhymes Library (My Take-Along Library)
Best Price: $14.00
The books were far too small. I was anticipating a big book with all nursery rhymes in it. If...

Biscuits In The CupboardBiscuits In The Cupboard
Best Price: $0.02
Biscuits In The Cupboard is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
The Dream Keeper and Other PoemsThe Dream Keeper and Other Poems
Best Price: $13.97
A collection of fifty-nine poems, selected by the author for young readers, including lyrical...
The Dragons Are Singing TonightThe Dragons Are Singing Tonight
An "excellent collection....Prelutsky and Sis...bring to life so many sorts of dragons: the...
Bright Star Shining: Poems for ChristmasBright Star Shining: Poems for Christmas
Best Price: $3.91
A gentle collection for children, of poems about Christmas. The poems describe the wonder and...
School FeverSchool Fever
Best Price: $6.96
Brod Bagert brings smiles to my students faces! They love his poetry. I was introduced to...

Green Eggs And HamGreen Eggs And Ham
Green Eggs and Ham By: Dr. Seuss Hardcover book from the Kohl's Cares for Kids Series.
Week in the Life of Best FriendsWeek in the Life of Best Friends
Best Price: $35.79
Neighborhood OdesNeighborhood Odes
Best Price: $46.20
A collection of poems explores the joys of the neighborhood--children playing in sprinklers,...
Touch The PoemTouch The Poem
Best Price: $0.01
A year of touches - mud, sand, water, leaves, and ice among them - are the subjects of this new...
The Other Way to ListenThe Other Way to Listen

Confetti: Poems for ChildrenConfetti: Poems for ChildrenLaugh-EteriaLaugh-Eteria
Karate Kids One was a black belt. One was a brown. One had a loose belt; His pants...
HoopsHoops
Hoops is not a book about basketball-- Hoops is basketball. How it feels to be a part of the...
Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside OutPoetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out
Maybe you've heard before that poetry is magic, and it made you roll your eyes, but I...
Antarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin PoemsAntarctic Antics: A Book of Penguin Poems
From hatching and feeding to rearing and courting, the everyday adventures of emperor penguins...
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