Kids Book Index
Hopkins, Lee Bennett; Illustrated by Alyssa Nassner
“When she takes my hand / and begins to sing / I love her more / than / anything.” (“Grandma” by Prince Redcloud) A hefty board book anthology features 30 short poems for babies and toddlers arranged into sections titled Food, Family, Firsts, Play, and Bedtime.
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 ObjectsJaneczko, Paul B; Illustrated by Chris RaschkaA celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through history inspired by objects—earthly and celestial—reflecting the time in which each poet lived.A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages.PoetryOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
My Seneca VillageMarilyn NelsonPoetry illustrated in the poet's own words - with brief prose descriptions of what she sees inside her work -- this exquisite collection takes readers back in time and deep into the mind's eye of Marilyn Nelson.A girl ponders being free-but-not-free.Twelve to FourteenOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Sail AwayLangston HughesA celebration of mermaids, wildernesses of waves, and the creatures of the deep through poems by Langston Hughes and cut-paper collage illustrations by multiple Coretta Scott King Award winner Ashley Bryan.The great African American poet Langston Hughes penned poem after poem about the majesty of the sea, and the great African American…Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details