Poetry Speaks to Children 10th. Anniversary Edition of this New York Times Best Selling Book & CD Reviews

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These strongly visual poems are illustrated to tickle children's interest. The whole family will enjoy 95 contemporary and classic poems by 75 poets.Subjects range from giggle-inducing whimsy (The Dentist and The Crocodile by Roald Dahl) to thoughtful storytelling (Stopping by the Woods...... by Robert Frost) to cultural history (I Rise, I Rise by an anonymous Osage poet).These poems are weighted toward subjects of interest to children: flashlights and chocolate, tree-climbing, art class, turning ten...Of course, all poems are meant to be heard. Need inspiration? 50 of the poems are recorded, many read aloud by the poet. Includes index. Hardcover, 104 pages. CD, 58 tracks; run time 68:31. Poets: Rita Dove; Maxine Kumin; Emily Dickinson; Christina Rossetti; Robert Frost; Billy Collins; Gwendolyn Brooks; Ogden Nash; Carl Sandburg; Ana Castillo; Roald Dahl; Kay Ryan; Lewis Carroll; Maxine Kumin; Dennis Lee; James Berry; John Hollander; Anonymous Inuit Poet; W.S. Merwin; Jane Yolen; C.K. Willams; Karla Kuskin; William Shakespeare; J.R.R. Tolkien; Joy Harjo; Langston Hughes; Anonymous Osage Poet; Rudyard Kipling; Seamus Heany; Wallace Stevens; John Ciardi; Mary Ann Hoberman; Brad Leithauser; James Stevenson; Alexander Pope; Willam Jay Smith; Robert Graves; David McCord; Nikki Giovanni; Margaret Walker; Agha Shahid Ali; Janet S. Wong; Margaret Wise Brown; William Stafford; Galway Kimmel; X.J. Kennedy; Naomi Shihab Nye; Alfred Noyes; Myra Cohn Livingston; W.B. Yeats; Rainer Maria Rilke; Elizabeth Spires; E.E. Cummings; Dennis Lee; Edgar Allan Poe; John Fuller; A.A. Milne; Richard Wilbur; Sandra Cisneros; William Cole; Ernest L. Thayer; Stanley Kunitz; Kristine O'Connel George; Sonia Sanchez; Donald Hall; W.D. Snodgrass; Emanuel di Pasquake; Delmore Schwartz; William Blake; Robert Bly; Eugene Field; Dorothy Aldis; Abram Bunn Ross; Robert Louis Stevenson; Sylvia Plath.

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“This is a good book filled with poetry that children can ‘grow into’. A good book to pick up again and again at various stages. Illustrations are wonderful!”

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Posted 4 weeks ago

Mary Jackson

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“Thank you for this great poetry book for children. Our 4 yr. old granddaughter LOVED every page!!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Don't let the horrible cover throw you off! This book is a gem. It has the right variety of poems for children: classics, new (to us) poems, silly poems, serious poems, poems that make you think, poems that make me tear up, poems that are glorious to read out loud. The only downside at all is that some of the editors clearly voted for their own poetry a little too often. But 98-99% of the poems in this book are significant, fun, majestic, or magical. The illustrations are so vivid that even very young listeners stay interested for long periods of time. When my son was two he had Jabberwocky memorized--all on his own--just from sheer enjoyment of reading this book. Both of my children loved curling up with it, and I really feel that part of their love of language comes from this early experience of poetry. I gave a copy to a friend when her son turned one, and she says that when he was just learning to talk he'd waddle over to the shelf, pull this down, and say, "Poetry!" before plunking in her lap. If you love poetry (or are new to it!) and want to share it with your children, this is a great way to start.”