Presents twenty-seven traditional rhymes, poems, and lullabies for bedtime from a variety of sources.

Includes poems by Pablo Neruda, José Martí, Mario Benedetti, Rubén Darío, García Lorca, and other grand authors.

Presents a selection of children's poetry specifically meant to be read aloud.

An illustrated collection of poems about animals, insects, and birds by poets from different parts of the world.

In this splendid and playful volume, acclaimed poetry anthologist Paul B. Janeczko and Caldecott Honor illustrator Chris Raschka present lively examples of twenty-nine poetic forms, demonstrating not only the (sometimes bendable) rules of poetry, but also the spirit that brings these forms so wonderfully to life. Featuring formal poems, some familiar and some never before published, from the likes of Eleanor Farjeon (aubade), X.J. Kennedy (elegy),...

A collection of more than 200 short poems by both known and anonymous American and English authors.

"A collection of illustrated poems about everything from new shoes and falling leaves to friendship and growing up"--

A collection of approximately fifty nursery and counting rhymes, most accompanied by fingerplays or other activities.

An anthology of poems celebrating poetry's ability to connect us like family.