• Poems of Childhood
  by Eugene Field
  Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1932
  + 811 Fie
  A collection of 95 poems written for and about child, illustrated by Maxfield Parrish.
• Little Dog Poems
  By Kristine O’Connell George
  CLarion Books, 1999
  + 811 Geo
  Short poems present everyday situations in the life of a little girl and her puppy. Water color drawings illustrate each poem.
• Flicker Flash
  By Joan Bransfield Graham
  Houghton Mifflin, 1999
  + 811 Gra
  Light can illuminate the world in wondrous ways, and a collection of poems celebrating light in various forms, from candles and lamps to lightening and fireflies. Illustrated in bold colors using a variety of fonts and poetry writing techniques.
• Earth Verses and Water Rhymes
  By J. Patrick Lewis
  Macmillan Publishing Company, 1991
  + 811 Lew
  Celebrating the natural world all around in a simple yet vivid language, a collection of poems appealing to the youngest listener. Linoleum cut prints help convey the mood of the poems depicted.
• For Laughing Out Loud- Poems to Tickle Your Funny Bone
  By Jack Prelutsky
  Alfred A. Knopf, 1991
  + 811 Pre
  A collection of humorous poems by such writers as Odgen Nash, Ellen Raskin, Karla Kuskin and Arnold Lobel. Marjorie Priceman’s fanciful illustration accompany the poems.
• The New Kid on the Block
  By Jack Prelutsky
  Greenwillow Books 1984
  + 811 Pre
  A collection of poems about things that have never been heard of and probably not even thought about either. Kids have a chance to meet Belly Billy and Gloopy Gloppers. All told in a riotous fashion sure to tickle the funny bone of any child. Illustrated by James Stevenson
• And the Green Grass Grew All Around
  By Alvin Schwartz
  Harper Collins Publisher, 1992
  + 811 Sch
  A collection of over 250 old folk poems celebrating the vitality and originality of everyday language. Offers the whole family a chance to chant and sing and share their favorite rhyme, riddle or poem.
• Never Take a Pig to Lunch: and other Poems About the Fun of Eating
  Selected and illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
  Orchard Books, 1994
  + 811.008 Wes
  A collection of poems ,new and traditional, by various authors and poets all about food and eating.
• Morning, Noon and Night: Poems to Fill Your Day
  Selected by Sharon Taberski
  Mondo, 1996
  + 811.08 Mor
  This collection captures all the joy and wonder of a school child’s day in these exuberant, funny, thought provoking and empowering poems. Cut-paper collage artwork illustrate the poems.
• Walt Whitman: Poetry for Young People
  Edited by Jonathan Levin
  Sterling publishing Company 1997
  + 811.3
  An illustrated collection of 26 poems and excerpts from longer poems by the renowned 19^th century poet Walt Whitman.
• Cactus Poems
  By Frank Asch
  Harcourt Brace and Company, 1997
  + 811/54 Asc
  Poems, accompanied by photographs taken by Ted Levin, depict the desert ecosystem in North America
• Latino Rainbow: Poems about Latino Americans
  By Carlos Cumpian
  Children’s Press, 1994
  + 811.54 Cum
  Poems about Latino Americans such as Cesar Chavez, Linda Ronstadt, Henry Cisneros, and Roberto Clemente.
• The Ice Cream Store
  By Dennis lee
  Harper Collins Publisher, 1991
  + 811.54 Lee
  An imaginative collection of poems about a variety of colorful people, creatures and places.
• Falling Up
  Poems and drawing by Shel Silverstein
  Harper Collins Publisher,1996
  + 811.54 Sil
  The last of Shel Silverstein’s poetry collections. Childhood poems accompanied with black and white illustrations. A Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends are his two most famous.
• Rimshots
  By Charles R. Smith
  Dutton Children’s Books, 2000
  + 811.54 Smi
  Duotone photographs combine with stories, poems, and personal reflections to capture the power, strength and determination of America’s favorite sport.

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