Poetry

Suzanne Rhodes, a longtime poet and teacher, offers The Roar on the Other Side as an introductory guide to poetry for students (junior high and up). Rhodes easily communicates the joy of words to her listeners and helps them see how good poetry binds all seemingly--contradictory things together.

The romantic tale about the voyage of a seemingly ill-matched pair and the happiness they find together.

Despite fierce prejudice and abuse, even being beaten to within an inch of her life, Fannie Lou Hamer was a champion of civil rights from the 1950s until her death in 1977....

No Matter What is a collection of poems created to help parents and other caregivers more intentionally connect with their children....

When Lonnie Collins Motion was seven years old, his life changed forever. Now Lonnie is eleven and his life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper....

Martin Rising is a stunning, poetic presentation of the final months of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life - told in a rich embroidery of visions, color, musical cadence, deep emotion, and multiple layers of meaning....

The complete rhyme of Mary Had a Little Lamb and it seems to be based upon a real girl by the name of Mary Sawyer (1806 - 1889). She brought a pet lamb to school. An uproar followed....

A deluxe treasury of family favorites selected by the best-selling mother-daughter team....

This lyrical, empowering poem celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young people to dream big and achieve their goals....

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is a poem written in 1922 by Robert Frost and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. Imagery, personification, and repetition are prominent in the work. In a letter to Louis Untermeyer, Frost called it "my best bid for remembrance"....

Kids laugh at the strangest things. This funny short-rhyming book is jam-packed with rhymes that will not only entertain children, but also the adults hearing the poems with them....

Embark on an exciting alphabet adventure with "ABC The Fun Way with Rhymes: Phonics & Spellings for Kids" by Sophie Davis. This delightful book is crafted to make learning the ABCs a joyous and memorable experience for young learners.

This is a treasure chest of Naomi Shihab Nye’s most beloved poems. From favorites such as “Famous” and “A Valentine for Ernest Mann” to the widely shared “Kindness” and “Gate A-4”, this collection celebrates her term as Young People’s Poet Laureate....

As comforting as a soft blanket and warm as a goodnight hug, Eric Metaxas's lullaby comes to life on this wonderful new audiobook combining two fabulous stories....

This Listen & Sing-Along Classic Favorites Collection includes over 20 minutes of fun and learning. With this perfect combination of education and entertainment, kids and parents will enjoy these captivating stories and songs....

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias “Anna”) and her sister Frina outplayed their pursuers while hiding in plain sight during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood with Greg Dawson (Zhanna’s son)....

Dramatic, lyrical, and beautiful, O Captain, My Captain tells the story of one of America’s greatest poets and how he was inspired by one of America’s greatest presidents....

You won't believe why this old lady swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave....

For the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charming treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with Mister Rogers....

Paul Fleischman is a master of sound, incorporating a soaring, energetic musicality into his writing...

A collection of irresistible poems that celebrate the insect and bird worlds....

From Caldecott Medalist Arnold Lobel (1933-1987) comes a brand-new collection of rhyming stories about frogs and toads....

From the author of the best-selling children's book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation - for little listeners who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things....

Follow an errand boy through colonial Boston as he spreads word of rebellion....

Celebrate the slips and slides and swims and glides of delightful penguins in poetry and song....