Books
This section contains 10 articles.
All the Small Poems and Fourteen More
By: Valerie Worth
Illustrated by: Natalie Babbit
The very short poems compiled here explore the ordinary in extraordinary ways. The terse language and simple illustrations do not abbreviate but heighten wonder and delight.
Dog Days: Rhymes Around the Year
By: Jack Prelutsky
Illustrated by: Dyanna Wolcott
Told from a dog’s point of view and viewed from unusual artistic perspectives, these funny, rhythmic and child-like poems bound through a year from January to December.
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English
By: Alma Flor Ada
Illustrated by: Simon Silva
Using the alphabet as a pattern, paintings and brief poems explore rural life in Mexico presented first in Spanish and followed by English. From A to Z, brilliant illustrations and fluid poems evoke the plants, and more and the emotional impact on the lives of farm workers.
Hailstones and Halibut Bones: Adventures in Color
By: Mary O'Neill
Illustrated by: John Wallner
Evocative poems explore a rainbow of color and emotion in vivid language, satisfying rhythm and handsome illustrations.
Harlem
By: Walter Dean Myers
Illustrated by: Christopher Myers
Experienced readers will enjoy this stunning and sophisticated visit to Harlem in word and image. Landmarks like the Cotton Club and the Apollo Theater are included and invite discussion.
My Shadow
By: Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrated by: Glenna Lang
A contemporary child delights in observing his shadow is depicted by crisp line and wash paintings in this accessible picture book of a classic poem.
My Very First Mother Goose
By: Iona Opie
Illustrated by: Rosemary Wells
More than sixty rhymes are in this collection, mostly the old-time favorites, but also more recent ones such as "Shoo Fly" and "Down by the Station." Ranging in size from tiny vignettes to double-page spreads, the lavish, action-filled, ink-and-watercolor drawings are arranged to complement the text.
Sing a Song of Popcorn: Every Child's Book of Poems
By: Beatrice Shenk De Regniers
Illustrated by: Margot Zemach
Illustrations by nine Caldecott Medal artists are as varied in style and tone as the poems in this handsome, themed and well-organized collection of poetry.
Under the Sunday Tree
By: Eloise Greenfield
Illustrated by: Amos Ferguson
Poetry and vibrant paintings in the primitive style by a recognized Bahamian artist create memorable portrayals in this unique collaboration of words and images.
You Read to Me, I'll Read to You: Very Short Stories to Read Together
By: Mary Ann Hoberman
Illustrated by: Michael Emberley
Rhyming tales written for two voices makes an ideal — and humorous — introduction to readers' theater. Well known fairy tales have been adapted, reorganized and reinvigorated with lively language and sprightly illustrations, worthy of many dramatizations.