Poetry - Kids Fiction

A lyrical picture book debut from #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long "I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don't fear change coming, And so...

Longfellow's tribute to the famous revolutionary hero begins with the stirring cadence that American schoolchildren have committed to memory for over a century. Now illustrator Ted Rand brings these vivid and beautiful lines to life as dramatically as the poet's immortal message inspires."The clatter...

2022 Gold Medal Recipient of the Moonbeam Award for Best Picture Book in the 4-8-Year-Old Category"Armadillo Antics pays tribute to the night creatures that roamed the woods outside [Martin's and Sampson's] houses in Commerce, Texas. It's this nocturnal aspect that the talented Argentine collagist...

"You are life and breath adored. You are us and so much more..." Richard Van Camp, internationally renowned storyteller and bestselling author of the hugely successful Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns, has partnered with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett to create a...

★ 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner for Illustration★ 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Honor for Writing★ A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of 2020"Affirmations of black childhood abound, and whimsical wishes float like dandelion fluff. Equally as imaginative as the lyrical...

Science tells us that babies develop best when they are spoken to, sung to, and read to. Introduce your baby to a world of words and pictures with these 30 classic nursery rhymes from the Mother Goose collection and beyond paired with images of...

"A Thought is a Thought" simplifies the power of mindfulness into a rhyming book to provide children and parents with tools to combat negative thoughts. This book works to calm the mind of anyone that suffers from anxiety and overthinking. The mantra empowers the...

This deeply imaginative and entertaining poetry collection details the pleasures of the orchestra, from strong-willed A to satisfied Z. Two widely acclaimed poets--one a composer and classical pianist as well--have come together to create this extraordinary portrait of the orchestra in all of its...

Count on cats as a fun way to learn numbers--in rhyming spreads with expressive appeal for animal lovers of all ages. Cat Number One has nothing to do . . .Until she makes friends with Cat Number Two. Meet cats from one to a...

Encourage young readers to use their imagination, and look within others, and themselves, to discover all that they have to offer.A stunningly illustrated children's picture book, with captivating poetic text by Rachel Moulden. It teaches your little ones that there is more to people...

In this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With stunning illustrations and a charming text, this beautiful story celebrates a child's relationship with nature. There was a boynamed Emilewho fellin love with...

Like a Dandelion is a poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia. Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an...

Master storyteller Roald Dahl adds his own darkly comic twists to six favorite tales in this irreverent and hilarious collection! Did you think Cinderella married the prince and lived happily ever after, or that the three little pigs outsmarted the wolf? Think again! Complete...

A rhythmic, whimsically illustrated celebration of Black and brown babies and the joy, tender moments, and boundless love shared between children and their caregivers, from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney. Brown baby, born bright.Greet the world....

First published in 1924--two years before Winnie-the-Pooh--A. A. Milne's When We Were Very Young is among the most familiar and cherished works in children's literature. A whimsical celebration of childhood, Milne wrote the collection for his three-year-old son, and the poems have been read...

"Deepened and expanded by its illustrations, this is a stunning introduction to the true meaning of a global community."--School Library Journal They are all over the globe. Sweet people can be found from Canada to Congo to Cuba, from Afghanistan to Australia, from Ireland...

A child discovers a parade of animals in this vibrant board book filled with playful humor and rhyme.This simple, funny read-aloud follows a boy's exciting stroll through the countryside. The boy sees a black cat, then a brown horse, then a red cow, and...

A breathtakingly simple poem of universal experience shows us the transformative power of collective action. "Together offers a vision of the world we want for our children, one in which all living things flourish, our communities thrive, and justice prevails." --Ibram X. Kendi, author...

The classic Christmas verse in an elegant new gift edition--breathtakingly illustrated by P.J. Lynch. 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house . . . P.J. Lynch brings his rich and atmospheric art to the well-loved holiday poem. Children will pore over...

★ "A lovely visual lullaby to soothe youngest readers to sleep."--Publishers Weekly, starred review Rich imagery, gentle rhythm and soothing repetition will lull your little one to sleep as the tulips close for the night, one by one. In this bedtime story written as...

This Caldecott Medal-winning picture book gets children ready for bed with rhythmic text and glowing illustrations that explore the warmth and light that makes us feel at home. "Here is the key to the house." Inside the house are nighttime things both comforting and...

Includes audio reading in Mandarin. Let's go on a hike is a family hiking adventure that features a biracial family. Learn Chinese and appreciate the beauty of nature with this adorable book The interior has large Traditional Chinese characters with Pinyin and English for...

Based on the 1872 Christmas carol "In the Bleak Midwinter" by English poet Christina Rosetti, this stunning, wintry picture book from acclaimed author-illustrator Tomie dePaola will be cherished all through the holiday season. One chilly winter's night, the wind howled over a blanket of...

A celebration of the bond between parent and child, this is the perfect song to share with your little ones. In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel...

Raffi's hilarious version of the classic song about strange events that happen down by the bay, where the watermelons grow... Singing supports and encourages even the youngest child's speech and listening skills, which makes Down by the Bay perfect for early learning. In this...

"A symphony soars in rhyming couplets.There are many other introductions-to-the-orchestra titles out there, but few have such charm. Pleasing to the eye and ear." -Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "Like a 21st-century update of Lloyd Moss's virtuoso Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin, this really is...

★ "The childlike approach, appealing art, and relatable worm character...connect story and audience." --The Horn Book, STARRED reviewEvery veggie needs their shut-eye in this bedtime book that celebrates community, the joys of a small garden, and the importance of taking care of ourselves. Illustrated...

Where do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us--if we take the time to look.After Kiyoshi watches his grandfather, Eto, compose his delicate haiku, he wonders out loud:...

#1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Loren Long presents a fresh, modern take on the classic Christmas poem about a visit from Santa Claus in this gorgeous new edition. An Indie Bestseller! Cozy up with the timeless tale that's been reimagined for the twenty-first...

Follow a young boy's furry friend through the course of a day in an infectiously rhythmic read-aloud for cool cats of any species. Atticus Caticus, ears like a bat-tat-ticus Snap your fingers to the beat as a boy introduces us to his beloved (and...

Selected for the American Library Association's 2019 Rainbow List. A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy. Como reapropiaci n de la...

From the New York Times bestselling creators, author Andrea Beaty and illustrator Vashti Harrison, a sweet and playful bedtime and read-aloud picture book that reminds young readers just how loved they are. I love you like yellow. I love you like green. Like flowery...

"Caught between Layers" is a collection of insightful thoughts, verses by an observant poet, whose ideas move across a wide-open field of concerns. It is a life's experience fully exposed to the most intimate moments, within a world of rhyming words in the mind...

One summer, after a long plane ride and a rotten bad year I went to Grandma Jo's. It was my mother's idea. Jett, what you need is a change of scenery. I think she needed a change of scenery, too. One without me. Because...

This is a book about Max making the best out of his day by going surfing Max spends time at the beach catching radical waves, and interacting with the ocean and nature. Surfing is fun and exciting and Max wants to share this great...

"A beautiful welcome and a thank you to the Indigenous child who brings joy into the parents' lives."--School Library Journal In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel...

A poetical story about living in harmony with nature. For little observers ages 4 years and up.One day, the sun tells a little poppy that it's time to bud. The little poppy soon learns that everything belongs together. The sun, moon, stars, earth, rain,...

The October 2019 issue of Stone Soup, the literary magazine 100% written and illustrated by kids age 13 and younger. Stone Soup has been inspiring young readers and celebrating the brilliance of its young creators since 1973; we currently publish eleven issues a year,...

"The Little Red Book of Wordplay: --with Perspicacious the Cat" by Leland James is a book of words for children. Words, figures of speech in particular, are fun Alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, idiom ....Why not present these to young people as enjoyment, not as academic...

The 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award WinnerIn an astonishing unfurling of our universe, Newbery Honor winner Marion Dane Bauer and Caldecott Honor winner Ekua Holmes celebrate the birth of every child. Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was...

A silly and sublime bedtime book from the New York Times bestselling children's book author Colin Meloy. Giggle your way to sweet and silly dreams A simple goodnight routine turns marvelously madcap in this cleverly rhymed picture book. Instead of settling down to sleep,...

"Black Music Is" is a poetic love letter to Black music and history, through the ears of Bebop the cat. The book weaves poetry and pop-surrealist illustration, teaching readers about icons like Big Mama Thornton, BB King, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Max Roach, Prince and...

A celebration of the bond between parent and child, this is the perfect song to share with your little ones. In this sweet and lyrical picture book from the creators of the bestselling Little You, gentle rhythmic text captures the wonder new parents feel...

Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni's poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish. There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki...

Two siblings journey into the woods in a tender story of branching out and new growth from acclaimed writer Andrea Zimmerman and New York Times bestselling illustrator Jing Jing Tsong.If I were a tree, I know how I'd be.My trunk strong and wide, my...

My Muddy Puddle is a children's rhyming book that follows a child's love of playing in muddy puddles. When the rain dries up, the puddles go away, and there's nothing else she wants to do. Using basic language, repetition, sight words, and beautiful illustrations,...

Families will enjoy reading this sweet story about a parent's ever-growing love for their child in this book with rhyming text and beautiful illustrations. This small, padded board book is the perfect size for little hands and is a wonderful gift for parents and...

Celebrate Passover with a collection of funny and festive poems from the author of the hugely popular Kindergarten, Here I Come! The Seder plate is set and the pantry's filled with matzah -- Passover is here! Author D. J. Steinberg is back with an...

Nineteenth-century poet Walt Whitman employs the language of his day to express a wonder about the world below the sea that is timeless.Author: Walt WhitmanISBN-10: 1568463618ISBN-13: 9781568463612Publisher: Creative EditionsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/10/2021Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 11.10h x 9.20w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021

A wonderfully illustrated and sumptuous collection of nursery rhymes for all ages, including many favorite rhymes as well as some that will be a delightful discovery. Originally published as The Cat and the Fiddle in 2011, this edition includes a new introduction by Jackie...