By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
Published: April 1, 2010
The month of April brings so many great occurrences: Birds fly north. Bears come out of their caves after months of hibernation. Passover. Easter. April Fool’s Day. Earth Day. And, of course, National Poetry Month—established by the Academy of American Poets in 1996 to highlight the values and benefits of the inspiring art form.
Here is a list of books that exemplify the wide array of poetry available for young readers:
- A Light in the Attic Special Edition by Shel Silverstein (All Ages)
A Boy Had a Mother Who Bought Him a Hat by Karla Kuskin (Ages 3-8)
Fancy Nancy: Poet Extraordinaire! by Jane O’connor
Hip Hop Dog by Chris Raschka (Ages 4-8)
The Wonder Book by Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Ages 5-10)
Coolhead Luke: and Other Stories by Jennifer Lasker White (Ages 5-10)
On the Edge With Coolhead Luke by Jennifer Lasker White (Ages 5-10)
The Tighty Whitey Spider: And More Wacky Animal Poems I Totally Made Up by Kenn Nesbitt (Ages 6-11)
Think Again by JonArno Lawson (Ages 8-13)
Poetry Speaks Who I Am with CD: Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else by Elise Paschen (Ages 10-14)
Time You Let Me In: 25 Poets under 25 by Naomi Shihab Nye (Ages 12 and up)
Bilingual poetry books:
Muu, Moo!: Rimas de animales/Animal Nursery Rhymes (Spanish Edition) by Alma Flor Ada (Ages 2-7)
Once Upon a Time/Habia una vez: Traditional Latin American Tales/ Cuentos tradicionales latinoamericanos (Spanish Edition) by Rueben Martinez (Ages 5-10)
Visit: http://www.poets.org
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2 Comments
It was a pleasure to see my book MuuMoo Rimas de animales/Animal Nursery Rhymes included in your list of poetry books. Collecting the traditional rhymes in Spanish and publishing them with new English versions has been a joy. These poems have survived through the centuries delighting thousands of children. Young children of today deserve access to this treasury. The positive reception of our previous collections of traditional rhymes Pio Peep and Mama Goose, and of Christmas Carols in Merry Navidad inspired Isabel Campoy and I to continue developing books and CDs of this nature. Of course, we also enjoy creating our poetry. Salta, saltarin will be released later this spring to join many other poetry books that can be found in my website. May poetry be part of each child’s life every day. All best wishes to all who read this comment. Alma Flor Ada
Thank you for writing wonderful bilingual books! More are needed. 🙂