children's poetry

An illustrated selection of some less familiar nursery rhymes, including those about Gregory Griggs of the twenty-seven wigs and Terence McDiddler the three-stringed fiddler.

Contains texts of twenty-three spirituals, traditional songs, street cries, chants, hand-clapping songs, and contemporary songs for children, with an appendix discussing the origins of each song and showing the melodic line.

A collection of poems that answer such questions as "Where do fish go in winter?" and "Why does popcorn pop?".

A collection of nursery rhymes and poems to help soothe children as they fall asleep.

An adaptation of the English rhyme "Who killed Cock Robin?" for Australian children.

A collection of rhymes, both original and traditional, that evoke the rhythms and language of the Caribbean.

An annotated collection of nursery rhymes. The accompanying painting depicts all seventy-two rhymes that are printed in the book, plus one, which the reader is invited to identify.

A collection of ten illustrated nursery rhymes, including "Hey, Diddle, Diddle, " "Old King Cole, " "Pat-a-Cake, " and "Jack Sprat.".

A collection of poems and lyrics from several songs provides a look at the United States, from colonial times to the present.

An illustrated collection of poems by a variety of authors describing the peculiarities of pets and wild and domestic animals.