Essential Children's Collection

CONTEMPORARY POETRY

Ada, Alma Flor. Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.

Alarcon, Francisco X. Poems to Dream Together / Poemas para Sonar Juntos. New York: Lee & Low, 2005.

Bruchac, Joseph. The Earth under Sky Bear's Feet: Native American Poems of the Land. New York: Philomel Books, 1995.

Bruchac, Joseph. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons. New York: Philomel Books, 1992.

Bryan, Ashley. Sing to the Sun: Poems and Pictures by Ashley Bryan. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Burleigh, Robert. Hoops. New York: Harcourt, 2001.

Ciardi, John. You Read to Me, I'll Read to You. New York: HarperTrophy, 1987.

Dakos, Kalli. If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand: Poems about School. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

Fleischman, Paul. Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices. New York: HarperCollins, 1988.

Florian, Douglas. Beast Feast. New York: Harcourt, 1998.

Florian, Douglas. Bing, Bang, Boing. San Diego: Harcourt, 1994.

Florian, Douglas. Laugh-eteria. New York: Harcourt, 1999.

Florian, Douglas. Omnibeasts: Animal Poems and Paintings. San Diego: Harcourt, 2004.

Florian, Douglas. Winter Eyes. New York: Greenwillow, 1999.

George, Kristine O'Connell. The Great Frog Race and Other Poems. New York: Clarion Books, 1997.

Giovanni, Nikki. Spin a Soft Black Song. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1987.

Giovanni, Nikki. The Sun Is So Quiet. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.

Giovanni, Nikki. Tai Chi Morning: Snapshots of China. Peru, IL: Cricket Books, 2004.

Godwin, Laura. Barnyard Prayers. New York: Hyperion, 2000.

Greenfield, Eloise. Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems. New York: HarperCollins, 1978.

Grimes, Nikki. Meet Danitra Brown. New York: Lothrop, 1994.

Heard, Georgia. Creatures of Earth, Sea, and Sky. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills, 1992.

Ho, Minfong. Hush! A Thai Lullaby. New York: Scholastic, 1996.

Hoberman, Mary Ann. Fathers, Mothers, Sisters, Brothers: A Collection of Family Poems. Boston: Joy Street Books, 1991.

Hughes, Langston. The Dreamkeeper and Other Poems. New York: Knopf, 1994.

Janeczko, Paul B. A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2005.

Janeczko, Paul B. The Place My Words Are Looking For: What Poets Say About and Through Their Work. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1990.

Janeczko, Paul B. A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2001.

Katz, Karen. The Colors of Us. New York: Henry Holt, 1999.

Kennedy, X.J., and Dorothy M. Talking Like the Rain: A Read-to-Me Book of Poems. New York: Little Brown, 1992.

Kuskin, Karla. Moon, Have You Met My Mother? The Collected Poems of Karla Kuskin. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.

Kuskin, Karla. So, What's It Like to Be a Cat? New York: Atheneum, 2005.

Lewis, J. Patrick. Please Bury Me in the Library. New York: Harcourt, 2005.

Livingston, Myra Cohn. Celebrations. New York: Holiday House, 1985.

Livingston, Myra Cohn. A Circle of Seasons. New York: Holiday House, 1982.

Livingston, Myra Cohn. Cricket Never Does: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka. New York: Margaret K. McElderry, 1997.

Livingston, Myra Cohn. Poem-making: Ways to Begin Writing Poetry. New York: HarperCollins, 1991.

McCord, David. Every Time I Climb a Tree. New York: Little Brown, 1999.

Merriam, Eve. Spooky ABC. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.

Moore, Lilian. I Never Did That Before: Poems. New York: Atheneum, 1995.

Mora, Pat. Confetti: Poems for Children. New York: Lee & Low Books, 1996.

Morrison, Lillian. Yours Till Niagara Falls: A Book of Autograph Verses. New York: HarperCollins, 1990.

Nelson, Marilyn. Carver: A Life in Poems. Asheville, NC: Front Street, 2001.

O'Neill, Mary. Hailstones and Halibut Bones: Adventures in Color. New York: Doubleday, 1989.

Opie, Iona. My Very First Mother Goose. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 1996.

Pomerantz, Charlotte. If I Had a Paka: Poems in Eleven Languages. New York: Greenwillow, 1982.

Prelutsky, Jack. New Kid on the Block. New York: Greenwillow, 1984.

Prelutsky, Jack. Something Big Has Been Here. New York: Greenwillow, 1990.

Shields, Carol Diggory. Lunch Money and Other Poems about School. New York: Dutton, 1995.

Sidman, Joyce. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.

Silverstein, Shel. Falling Up: Poems and Drawings. New York: HarperCollins, 1996.

Singer, Marilyn. Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth. New York: Knopf, 2005.

Singer, Marilyn. Turtle in July. New York: Macmillan, 1989.

Soto, Gary. Canto Familiar. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1995.

Thomas, Joyce Carol. Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea. New York: HarperCollins, 1993.

Viorst, Judith. If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries: Poems for Children and Their Parents. New York: Atheneum, 1981.

Viorst, Judith. Sad Underwear and Other Complications: More Poems for Children and Their Parents. New York: Atheneum, 1995.

Willard, Nancy. A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers. New York: Harcourt, 1981.

Wong, Janet. Good Luck Gold and Other Poems. New York: Margaret K. McElderry Books, 1994.

Wong, Janet. This Next New Year. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000.

Worth, Valerie. All the Small Poems and Fourteen More. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux/Sunburst, 1996.