Ten Beautiful Poetry Books for Children
A Treasured Gift & Heirloom
The poetry books chosen here:
1) Are Hardcover for Durability
2) Are Filled with Good Poems
3) Have Colorful Illustrations (one exception)
Poetry books are gifts that continue to give, year after year, and children naturally love the sounds and rhythms found in poems.
"Every word was first a poem"
~ R.W. Emerson ~
A Child's Book of Poems
Where the Sidewalk Ends - 30th Anniversay Edition
A Child's Garden of Verses
Poetry is a packsack of invisible keepsakes.
~ Carl Sandburg ~
Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Poetry for Young People: Maya Angelou
A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children
The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry
Here's A Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry
Pre-school to kindergarden
Like butterflies in Spring
Poetry awakens the Spirit,
stirs the imagination and explores
the possibilities with each stroke
of its rhythmic wings.
~ Jamie Lynn Morris ~