poetry

Free is excited about a local poetry contest because of its cash prize, but when he and Dyamonde befriend a classmate who is homeless and living in a shelter, they rethink what it means to be rich or poor.

An illustrated collection of poems for very young children, including works by Robert Louis Stevenson, Edward Lear, Shel Silverstein, and Jack Prelutsky.

A humorous poetry collection of puns on various subjects including music, animals, geography, and food.

Presents an illustrated collection of poems that celebrate words, featuring selections by Emily Dickinson, Nikki Grimes, Carl Sandburg, and others.

A collection of poems for children, written by various authors, about the beauty of the sea.

Presents eighteen poems intended to comfort young readers in times of distress, compiled in memory of the events of September 11, 2001, each illustrated by a renowned picture book artist.

An alphabetical collection of poems covering a diverse range of subjects, from animals to zoos.

A collection of poems and paintings celebrating the ups and downs of life.

A collection of poems about owls by many different authors.

Poems about the moon from such sources as Mother Goose, Vachel Lindsay, Edward Lear, William Wordsworth, and R. L. Stevenson.