 | Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems by X.J. Kennedy
Buy used from: $1.68 For the youngest children. The illustrations are beautiful!
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 | Sunflakes: Poems for Children by Lilian Moore
Buy used from: $0.01 I love the illustrations in this book too! They compliment the poems so well! This book is for young children.
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 | Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.41 Our favorite poetry book for young children! Our copy of this book is worn out! I read these poems when the kids were toddlers. Now, the children have moved on to the books listed below.
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 | Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.01 This book can be used in schooling.
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 | Poetry Speaks to Children (Book & CD) (Read & Hear)
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $5.93 Our favorite poetry CD to listen to in the car.
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 | A Child's Introduction to Poetry: Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles, and Made Us Laugh and Cry by Michael Driscoll
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.17 I love this book for introducing and explaining more "adult" poems to children.
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 | The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury (Treasured Gifts for the Holidays)
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $2.82 This book is another favorite treasury for children. The illustrations are gorgeous! It's the next book to grow into when they start to outgrow "Read-Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young" (also selected by Jack Prelutsky).
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 | A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $2.87 This book explains different poetic forms. Very informative!
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 | The Oxford Illustrated Book of American Children's Poems
Buy new: $10.10 / Used from: $3.69 This book is a great (short) survey of American poetry from colonial days until present. It's a family favorite.
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 | A Family of Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children by Caroline Kennedy
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.22 |
 | Knock at a Star: A Child's Introduction to Poetry by X.J. Kennedy
Buy new: $9.09 / Used from: $2.37 For older children, teens, and adults. Offers great poems and some "discussions" about the poems to make you think.
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 | The Butterfly Jar by Jeff Moss
Buy new: $17.10 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | A Light in the Attic (20th Anniversary Edition Book & CD) by Shel Silverstein
Buy new: $15.63 / Used from: $10.94 |
 | A Pizza The Size of The Sun CD by Jack Prelutsky
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $1.91 |
 | I Invited a Dragon to Dinner by Chris L. Demarest
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $1.17 |
 | Dirty Laundry Pile: Poems in Different Voices by Paul B. Janeczko
Buy used from: $16.35 |
 | Good Books, Good Times! (Trophy Picture Books) by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | Lots of Limericks by Myra Cohn Livingston
Buy used from: $0.15 |
 | Very Best (almost) Friends by Paul B. Janeczko
Buy used from: $0.07 |
 | Whisper and Shout: Poems to Memorize
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $7.16 |
 | The Place My Words Are Looking For : What Poets Say About and Through Their Work by Paul B. Janeczko
Buy new: $11.00 / Used from: $0.01 |
 | Pass the Poetry, Please! by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Buy used from: $0.01 |
 | Call Me Marianne by Jennifer Bryant
Buy new: $12.48 / Used from: $3.95 |
 | Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 "Poetry for Young People" is a wonderful series!! This is my favorite in the series.
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 | Poems for Youth by Emily Dickinson
Buy used from: $13.34 |
 | Emily Dickinson Eman Poet Lib #38 (Everyman Poetry) by Emily Dickinson
Buy new: $3.50 / Used from: $0.01 My favorite brief collection of Dickinson's poems. The poems are in her original form.
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 | Treasured Poems that Touch the Heart: Cherished Poems and Favorite Poets
Buy used from: $0.01 For teens and adults. A lovely little hard-cover book that fits nicely in your hand. The book even has a ribbon for marking your place!
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 | 100 Best-Loved Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
Buy new: $1.50 / Used from: $0.01 Dover Thrift offers several paperback collections of poems.
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 | Poetry Speaks: Hear Great Poets Read Their Work from Tennyson to Plath (Book and 3 Audio CDs) by Elise Paschen
Buy new: $32.97 / Used from: $5.61 |
 | A Poetry Handbook by Mary Oliver
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.94 |
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