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Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It: False Apology Poems
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Jack Prelutsky · 160 pages
An illustrated collection of humorous poems on a variety of topics.
Vile Verses
Roald Dahl · 191 pages
An illustrated collection of children's songs, fairy tales, and poems.
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein · 176 pages
If you are a dreamer, come in, If you are a dreamer, A wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, A magic bean buyer... Come in ... for where the sidewalk ends, Shel Silverstein's world begins. You'll meet a boy who turns into a TV set, and a girl who eats a whale. The Unicorn and the Bloath live there, and so does Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout who will not take the garbage out. It is a place where you wa
A Book of Nonsense
Edward Lear · 111 pages
A collection of over 200 limericks with the author's original illustrations and nonsense songs and stories.
Cautionary Tales for Children
Hilaire Belloc · 79 pages
Designed for the admonition of children between the ages of eight and fourteen years.
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
T.S. Eliot · 56 pages
T. S. Eliot’s playful cat poems have delighted readers and cat lovers around the world ever since they were first published in 1939. They were originally composed for his godchildren, with Eliot posing as Old Possum himself, and later inspired the legendary musical Cats. Now with vibrant illustrations by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, this captivating edition makes a wonderful new home for Mr.
Frankenstein Makes a Sandwich
Adam Rex · 40 pages
Stories in verse about the monster-sized problems Dracula, Wolfman, Bigfoot and other monsters face.
Science Verse
Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith · 40 pages
When the teacher tells his class that they can hear the poetry of science in everything, a student is struck with a curse and begins hearing nothing but science verses that sound very much like some well-known poems.
If I Were in Charge of the World and Other Worries
Judith Viorst · 56 pages
Forty-one poems reveal a variety of secret thoughts, worries, and wishes.
The Real Mother Goose
Blanche Fisher Wright · 128 pages
An illustrated collection of popular nursery rhymes, reprinted from the 1916 original.
The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Ogden Nash · 32 pages
In this humorous poem, Custard the cowardly dragon saves the day when a pirate threatens Belinda and her pet animals.
I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
Iona Opie, Peter Opie · 160 pages
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes · 48 pages
Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
Alan Katz
Well-known songs, including "Oh Susannah" and "Row Row Row Your Boat," are presented with new words and titles, such as "I'm So Carsick" and "Go Go Go to Bed."
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
Robert Frost · 48 pages
Once I Ate a Pie
Patricia MacLachlan, Emily MacLachlan Charest
Firefly July A Year of Very Short Poems
Paul B. Janeczko · 48 pages
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
Tim Burton · 128 pages
A bizarre menagerie of characters--including Oyster Boy, Brie Boy, Match Girl, and Stick Boy--search for love and understanding in a world that does not comprehend oddities.
The Blacker the Berry
Joyce Carol Thomas
A collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry Red," and "Biscuit Brown," celebrating individuality and Afro-American identity.
Harlem
Walter Dean Myers
Depicts the rich character of Harlem through poetry and illustrations in which the author and his son paint a picture that connects readers to the spirit of Harlem in music, art, literature, and everyday life.
Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems
Joyce Sidman · 32 pages