Seventeen whimsical poems featuring allosaurus, stegosaurus, tyrannosaurus, and other dancing dinosaurs.
Poems for Kids and Tweens
Kids
Children's – 811.54 Yolen
Children's – 811. 008 Firefly
A selection of short American poems dealing with the four seasons and the different weather events and animal patterns that can occur within each.
Children's – 811.54
Jon J. Muth and his delightful little panda bear Koo challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.
Children's – 811.6 Oliver
For babies and toddlers, each moment is full of wonder and discovery. This delightful collection celebrates the everyday things that enthrall little ones, such as playing peekaboo, banging pots and pans, splashing at bath time, and cuddling at bedtime.
Children's – 811.54 Graham
A boy is seized with a poetry bug and cannot stop writing different types of poetry.
Children's – 811.54 Lewis
Wacky, weird, and funny poems about cars that will amuse young children.
Children's – 811.6 Brown
A delightful frenzy of shark mayhem! Each shark is commemorated in a poem by Brown and an illustration by Bob Kolar. Sneaky shark facts inform the brave and curious young reader intrigued by the power—and danger—of these amazing creatures.
Children's – 821.008 Kennedy
An illustrated collection for very young children, including works by Robert Louis Stevenson, Edward Lear, Shel Silverstein, and Jack Prelutsky.
Children's – 811.6 Rac
This collection presents words on the page in surprising and delightful ways, with a form called concrete or shape poetry.
Children's – 811.6 Fogliano
A book of poetry moving through the seasons.
Tweens
Children's – 895.61 Kaneko
Poetry and history folded into recent events, resurrecting the work of Misuzu Kaneko and bringing the gentle grace of her work to a new generation.
Children's – 808.81 Beastly
An anthology of classic poems brought to life through new illustrations by the author.
Children's – 811.54 Woodson
What it was like to grow up as an African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the remnants of Jim Crow and a growing awareness of the Civil Rights movement—in vivid poetry. Touching and powerful, each poem is both accessible and emotionally charged, each line a glimpse into a child's soul as she searches for her place in the world.
Children's – 811.54 Singer
What happens when you hold up a mirror to poetry? You get a brand-new perspective on the classics. Read one way, they're familiar Greek myths; read in reverse, and a new point of view is revealed.
Children's – 811.54 Bry
Based on original slave auction and plantation estate documents, a contrast in the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that could never be taken away by a slave owner.
Children's – 398.8 Yolen
A collection based on Mother Goose stories, delightfully twisted and given a new voice.
Children's – 780.922 Orgill
A captivating collection that steps into the frame of Harlem 1958, bringing to life musicians' mischief and quirks, their memorable style, and the vivacious atmosphere of a block full of kids on a hot summer's day.
Children's – Shovan
The story, told in verse from multiple perspectives, of a graduating fifth grade class trying to save their school from being torn down to make way for a supermarket.
Children's – 811.54 Viorst
From school to family to friends, from "Grrrr!" to "Hooray!," Judith Viorst takes us on a tour of feelings of all kinds in this thoughtful, funny, and charming collection of poetry that's perfect for young readers just learning to sort out their own emotions.
Children's – 811.6 Weatherford
Poems that discuss the life of these famous airmen and their experiences during World War II.