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• Peek-a-boo Haiku

  a Lift-the-flap Book

  Smith, Danna,

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  "Each haiku in this lift-the-flap board book will have readers guessing the animal it describes--with the answer revealed under a flap on each page! With lovely text, sweet illustrations, and cute creatures, this lyrical and interactive book is a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Theme in Yellow

  Sandburg, Carl, 1878-1967,

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  "Children delight in the sensory and spooky arrival of autumn."

• Grace Notes

  Poems About Families

  Nye, Naomi Shihab,

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  "A collection of poems about family and the love we share with one another throughout life's peaks and valleys."

• Where I Live

  Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

  Janeczko, Paul B.,

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  "This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with bright illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns"

• She'll Be the Sky

  Poems by Women and Girls

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  "From well-loved poets -- including Maya Angelou, Wendy Cope, Lucille Clifton, and Christina Rossetti -- to newer voices -- such as Amanda Gorman, Yrsa-Daley Ward, and Amineh Abou Kerech -- this outstanding collection from talented anthologist Ella…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe

  DeRoche, Tim,

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  "Jump headlong into a world where anything can happen and all of it rhymes. "

• Remember

  Harjo, Joy,

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  "Picture book adaptation of US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo's iconic poem, Remember"

• Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems

  Jitomates Risueños Y Otros Poemas De Primavera : Poems

  Alarcón, Francisco X., 1954-

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  "A bilingual collection of humorous and serious poems about family, nature, and celebrations by a renowned Mexican American poet."

• A Whale of a Time

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  "A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round! From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems

  Franco, Betsy,

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  "Franco explores the joy of everyday mathematics in 20 rhyming poems sorted into four sections, and including topics such as a "Stinky Scale" rating malodorous scents, the "geometric math-terpiece" that is honeycomb, and numerical palindromes."

• A Poem for Every Spring Day

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  "A stunning selection of gorgeous seasonal poems taken from Allie Esiri's bestselling anthologies, one to share every day of Spring"

• Marshmallow Clouds

  Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech

  Kooser, Ted,

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  "Celebrated poets Ted Kooser along with Connie Wanek, and illustrator Richard Jones, explore figures of speech in a spirited and magical way--and invite our imaginations out to play."

• Child's Garden of Verses

  Stevenson, Robert Louis,

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  A classic collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood, including "The land of Counterpane," "My Shadow," "The Swing," "The Moon," and "Looking Forward."

• Out of This World

  Star-studded Haiku

  Walker, Sally M.,

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  "This stunning meeting of poetic form and luminous artwork transports us out of the bounds of Earth, past a lunar eclipse, beyond the orbiting planets, and into glowing galaxies and twinkling constellations. Sally M. Walker uses her award-winning…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Free at Last

  a Juneteenth Poem

  Kincaid-Rolle, Sojourner,

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  "Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet and activist Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States. "

• Falling Up

  Poems and Drawings

  Silverstein, Shel

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  "All the things that children loved about A Light in the Attic and Where the Sidewalk Ends can be found in abundance in this eclectic volume.... By turns cheeky and clever and often darkly subversive, the poems are vintage Silverstein, presented in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Behold Our Magical Garden

  Poems Fresh From a School Garden

  Wolf, Allan,

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  A charming collection of poetry for budding gardeners.

• Eb & Flow

  Baptist, Kelly J.,

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  "...poignant novel in verse from the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero. Two kids. One fight. No one thinks they’re wrong. "

• We, the Curious Ones

  Bauer, Marion Dane,

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  "Marion Dane Bauer's glowing poetry combines with Hari & Deepti's intricate cut-paper illustrations, dazzling with light and shadow, to celebrate an active, vital, changing, and growing universe. They also show how we humans--the curious ones, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Write a Poem

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  "From this first stanza, readers are invited to pay attention--and to see that paying attention itself is poetry. Kwame Alexander and Deanna Nikaido's playful text and Melissa Sweet's dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage…Read moreRead more of this annotation