Poetry Reviews For All Ages

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Poetry plays a vital role in the world of children’s literature. It gives children a sense of rhythm and sound, and it can make simple concepts interesting. Often it is funny and engaging, a clever use of language making the poetry entertaining and unique. Below you will find some poetry collections for readers of all ages. More books written in rhyme and other poetry forms can be found in the other review sections.

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Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems

Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems

Bob Raczka
Poetry
For ages 7 to 10
Roaring Brook Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-1626722361
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Book of Nature Poetry

Book of Nature Poetry

J. Patrick Lewis
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 6 and up
National Geographic Children's Books, 2015   ISBN: 978-1426320941
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Everybody Was a Baby Once: and Other Poems

Everybody Was a Baby Once: and Other Poems

Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator:  Bruce Ingman 
Poetry
For ages 2 to 4
Candlewick Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-0763646820
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Falling Up Special

Falling Up Special

Shel Silverstein
Poetry
For ages 6 to 8
HarperCollins, 2015   ISBN: 978-0062321336
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Love That Dog

Love That Dog

Sharon Creech
Poetry
For ages 8 to 12
HarperCollins, 2001   ISBN: 978-0060292874
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One, Two, Three, Mother Goose

One, Two, Three, Mother Goose

Edited by Iona Opie
Illustrator:   Rosemary Wells 
Poetry Board Book
For ages 2 to 4
Candlewick Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-0763687663
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Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

Over the Hills and Far Away: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes

Collected by Elizabeth Hammill
Illustrator:  Illustrated by more than 70 artists 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Candlewick Press, 2015   ISBN: 978-0763677299
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Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems

Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems

Collected by Jane Yolen, Andrew Fusek Peters
Illustrator:  G. Brian Karas 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 3 to 5
Candlewick Press, 2010   ISBN: 978-0763642495
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Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku

Won Ton and Chopstick: A Cat and Dog Tale Told in Haiku

Lee Wardlaw
Illustrator:  Eugene Yelchin 
Poetry Book
For ages 5 to 7
Henry Holt , 2015   ISBN: 978-0805099874
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