Reviews - Poetry For All Ages
Poetry plays a vital role in the world of children’s literature. It gives children a sense of rhythm and sound, and it can make simple concepts interesting. Often it is funny and engaging, a clever use of language making the poetry entertaining and unique. Below you will find some poetry collections for readers of all ages. More books written in rhyme and other poetry forms can be found in the other review sections.
Animal Friends: A Collection of Poems for Children
Illustrated by Michael Hague
Poetry
Ages 7 to 12
Henry Holt, 2007, 0-8050-3817-5
Days Like This: A Collection of Small Poems
Selected and Illustrated by Simon James
Poetry Collection
Ages 5 and up
Candlewick Press, 1999, 0-7636-2314-8
Song and Verse
Roald Dahl
Illustrated by a collection of award winning artists
Foreword by Quentin Blake
Poetry
Ages 5 to 12
Random House UK, 2005, 0-224-07038-X
Shape me a rhyme: Natures Forms in Poetry
Jane Yolen
Photographs by Jason Stemple
Poetry Collection
Ages 7 to 10
Boyds Mills Press, 2007, 1-59078-450-2
The Owl and the Pussycat
Edward Lear
Illustrations by Stephane Jorisch
Poetry
Ages 6 and up
Kids Can Press, 2007, 1-55337-828-8
Today and Today
Haiku by Kobayashi Issa
Pictures by G. Brian Karas
Poetry Collection
Ages 6 and up
Scholastic, 2007, 0-439-59078-7
Bugs: Poems about creeping things
David L. Harrison
Drawings by Rob Shepperson
Poetry Collection
Ages 5 to 8
Boyds Mills Press, 2007, 1-59078-451-0
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