Poetry

Mattie J. T. Stepanek takes us on a journey with more the full collection of his moving poems. These poems share the rare wisdom that Mattie acquired through his struggle with a rare form of muscular dystrophy and the death of his three siblings from the same disease. His life view was one of...

Read by the author and features brand-new whimsical music composed to take little ones on a fun and truth-filled musical journey! When a child feels left out, makes a mistake, or is called a name that hurts their heart, how can they know their true identity? Bestselling author, spoken-word...

This lyrical biography of beloved American poet Mary Oliver shows young listeners ages 7-10 how her love of nature and sense of wonder inspired her art.

In this popular collection, actors Andrew Branch and Anne Rosenfeld perform over 50 fantastic nursery rhymes, from familiar favourites to lesser-known gems, speaking the rhymes aloud and chatting about their meanings....

The practical cats need no introduction, but this stunning new reading by Lemn Sissay brings the poems vibrantly alive to introduce a new generation of children to Eliot's work....

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...

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

What would it be like to live in the future? Or underwater? What would you do if you could go back in time? Or be a cat? Or a blood cell? What would happen if a monster ate every letter of the alphabet?

The New York Times Best Seller 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...

Beloved and acclaimed poet Naomi Shihab Nye is the current Young People’s Poet Laureate, serving until August 2021. This celebratory book collects in one volume her most popular and accessible poems from the past forty years. Featuring new, never-before-published poems, an introduction by...

From the beloved author of "Winnie The Pooh" comes a delightful collection of poems told from the perspective of a child around the age of six.

A.A. Milne, the beloved author of the Winnie-the-Pooh series, followed up his success to the first two Pooh books, When We Were Very Young and Winnie-the-Pooh, with Now We Are Six, a collection of poems that has become a classic in children's literature....

This gorgeous collection of nature poems is an exciting celebration of the natural world and its wonders from Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller.

Introducing the wonderful world of Sir Silly. He was born before time, and so he has no time for such time that was before that time. He thinks in rhyme and always lets his imagination dance freely....

This odd little nursery rhyme is familiar to us all but have you ever wondered, like I have, about what Miss Muffet was thinking as she sat dreamily eating her curds and whey?

Sixth book in the Arthur series - Arthur's Cars, Trucks and Monster Machines....

The father of performance poetry, John Agard, brings you a collection of riotously funny poems. Follow That Word is a celebration of imagination and demonstrates the true diversity of language....

The inspirational true story of how twenty-two-year-old Henny Sinding courageously helped smuggle hundreds of Jewish families in occupied Denmark to safety in Sweden during the Holocaust. A middle grade nonfiction novel-in-verse by award-winning author Susan Hood. It wouldn’t be easy, but they...

Here is a delightful look at childhood, written by master poet and storyteller Robert Louis Stevenson. In this collection of sixty-six poems, Stevenson recalls the joys of his childhood....

Nancy Willard has written a book of magical poems about life at an imaginary inn, run by none other than William Blake himself....

Deepen the bond with your baby with a poem a day in Poetry for Little Ones. Spend quality time with your little ones as you read these poems to newborns and young kids. Your baby will love hearing your voice. This book is organized so that you and your baby can enjoy a poem every day of the year...

This is our family pledge, a story I give to you. Allow it to evolve, so to you it's always true. And let's try to make this world a better place to be. A place where we can all feel happier and free.

New York Times bestseller! From the warm and colorful imagination of Mary Engelbreit comes a Mother Goose book bursting with warmth and humor. This delightful treasury includes everyone’s favorite time-honored characters—Little Bo-Peep, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Jack and Jill, and many...

Ted Hughes wrote an extraordinary body of work for children. This is a selection which includes original recordings made by the author himself....

What do dogs think about when you leave them? Share this farting tale with loved ones. Adults are permitted to laugh, too. Perfect for ages 0 to 100+....