Poetry Reviews

Make Magic! Do Good!

Make Magic! Do Good!

Dallas Clayton
Poetry
Fore ages 7 to 9
Candlewick Press, 2012   ISBN: 978-0763657468
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The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects

The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects

Selected by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrator:  Chris Raschka 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 8 to 12
Candlewick, 2015   ISBN: 978-0763669638
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Presidential Misadventures: Poems That Poke Fun at the Man in Charge

Presidential Misadventures: Poems That Poke Fun at the Man in Charge

Bob Raczka
Illustrator:  Dan E. Burr 
Poetry
For ages 8 to 12
Roaring Brook Press, 2015   ISBN: 978-1596439801
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Applesauce Weather

Applesauce Weather

Helen Frost
Illustrator:  Amy June Bates 
Poetry
For ages 8 to 10
Candlewick Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-0763675769
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Beastly Verse

Beastly Verse

Illustrator:  Joohee Yoon 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Enchanted Lion Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-1592701667
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Somewhere Among

Somewhere Among

Annie Donwerth-Chikamatsu
Poetry
For ages 12 and up
Simon and Schuster, 2016   ISBN: 978-1481437868
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Garvey's Choice

Garvey's Choice

Nikki Grimes
Poetry
For ages 9 and up
WordSong, 2016   ISBN: 978-1629797403
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Animal School: What Class Are You?

Animal School: What Class Are You?

Michelle Lord
Illustrator:  Michael Garland 
Nonfiction Poetry Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Holiday House, 2014   ISBN: 978-0823430451
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What's for Dinner?: Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World

What's for Dinner?: Quirky, Squirmy Poems from the Animal World

Katherine B. Hauth
Illustrator:  David Clark 
Poetry Book
For ages 6 to 8
Charlesbridge, 2011   ISBN: 978-1570914720
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The People of the Town: Nursery-Rhyme Friends for You and Me

The People of the Town: Nursery-Rhyme Friends for You and Me

Selected and Illustrated by Alan Ma
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Charlesbridge, 2016   ISBN: 978-1580897266
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Early Moon

Early Moon

Carl Sandburg
Illustrator:  James Daugherty 
Poetry
For ages 11 and up
Mariner Books, 1978   ISBN: 978-0156273268
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The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders

The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders

Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator:  Petra Mathers 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
HarperCollins, 2005   ISBN: 978-0060737764
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Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow

Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow

Joyce Sidman
Illustrator:  Beth Krommes 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 7 to 12
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2006   ISBN: 978-0618563135
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Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart

Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart

Vera B. Williams
Poetry
For ages 8 to 10
HarperCollins, 2001   ISBN: 978-0060294601
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Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes

Edited by David Roessel and Arnold
Illustrator:  Benny Andrews 
Poetry
For ages 9 and up
Sterling Children's Books, 2013   ISBN: 978-1454903284
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