I’m afraid I’ve been a bit too busy to blog much lately, but I hope to back in the saddle soon. Meanwhile, enjoy these links in honor of National Poetry Month. Also, don’t forget to check out the National Poetry Month website, including this interactive poster by Maira Kalman.
- Animal Poems by Valerie Worth (illustrations by Steve Jenkins)
- Castles: Old Stone Poems by J. Patrick Lewis and Rebecca Kai Dotlich
- A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems selected by Paul B. Janeczko and illustrated by Chris Raschka
- Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems selected by Paul B. Janezsko and illustrated by (MY FAVORITE!) Melissa Sweet
- Tomie’s Little Book of Poems selected and illustrated by Tomie DePaola
- Little Poems for Tiny Ears by Lin Oliver and illustrated by Tomie DePaola
- In the Sea by David Elliott
- Picture books by Verla Kay
- Read Aloud Thursday–A.A. Milne Edition
- Several poetry picture books, including Oddhopper Opera: A Bug’s Garden of Verses
- Spotlight on Jane Yolen
- Children’s Classics: Poetry–a couple of our favorite anthologies
- Crossing by Philip Booth
- A Cold Snap!: Frost Poems by Audrey B. Baird
- Riddle Rhymes by Charles Ghigna and Jumpety-Bumpety Hop by Kay Chorao
- Red Sings from the Treetops by Joyce Sidman (& again here; I love this book!)
- The Bugliest Bug by Carol Diggory Shields
- Here’s a Little Poem–another nice children’s anthology
- The Rooster Crows: A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles by Maud and Miska Petersham
- some titles about ancient Egypt
- His Shoes Were Far Too Tight by Edward Lear
- Phillis’s Big Test by Catherine Clinton (picture biography of poetess Phillis Wheatley)
- Scranimals by Jack Prelutsky (plus fabulous poem-inspired artwork!)
- Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
- Around the World on Eighty Legs by Amy Gibson
- Rah, Rah, Radishes by April Pulley Sayre and King Hugo’s Huge Ego by Chris Van Dusen
- Goody O’Grumpity by Carol Ryrie Brink
- Dark Emperor and Other Poems of Night by Joyce Sidman
- Cousins of Clouds: Elephant Poems by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
- Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson
- A Sock Is a Pocket for Your Toes: A Pocket Book by Liz Garton Scanlon
- Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Fairy Poems
- Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems by Joyce Sidman
- My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States
- Poetry Tea Time resources
- “The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth
- Dear Wandering Wildebeest by Irene Latham
- When the Sun Shines on Antarctica by Irene Latham
- Fresh Delicious by Irene Latham
- Over the Hills and Far Away: A Collection of Nursery Rhymes
- Guess Who, Haiku by Deanna Caswell
- When Green Becomes Tomatoes by Julie Fogliano
- My circle time archives--almost each entry includes a poem we’re memorizing
- Last year’s National Poetry Month recap, including Love That Dog by Sharon Creech and our poet-tree
- My novel-in-verse archive
Do you have any favorite poetry resources to share? I’d love to hear about them!