Jeunesse / Poésie

His Shoes Were Far Too Tight: Poems by Edward Lear

de Edward Lear, Calef Brown & Daniel Pinkwater

Renowned author Daniel Pinkwater and best-selling poet and artist Calef Brown team up to champion the ridiculous! These endlessly fascinating and imaginative poems are as fresh and delightful today as they were...

Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem from the Inside Out

de Ralph Fletcher

Maybe you've heard before that poetry is magic, and it made you roll your eyes, but I believe it's true. Poetry matters. At the most important moments, when everyone else is silent, poetry rises to speak.

I wrote...

No More Homework! No More Tests!: Kids Favorite Funny School Poems

de Bruce Lansky & Stephen Carpenter

No More Homework! No More Tests! includes the funniest poems about school ever collected in one book.  Sillier than a teacher with hiccups, funnier than toilet paper stuck to the bottom of the principal’s...

What My Girlfriend Doesn't Know

de Sonya Sones

My name is Robin.

This book is about me.

It tells the story of what happens

when after almost 15 pathetic years of loserdom,

the girl of my dreams finally falls for me.

That seems like it would be

a good...

Poems I Wrote When No One Was Looking

de Alan Katz & Edward Koren

Bestselling author Alan Katz, of Silly Dilly fame, knows kid humor, and he knows just what subjects are funniest—from school to siblings to sports, this assortment of spirited poetry has something for everyone....

Rolling in the Aisles: A Collection of Laugh-Out-Loud Poems

de Bruce Lansky & Stephen Carpenter

Gobs of giggles, ladles of laughter!

This revised collection of funny poems by beloved poets such as Bruce Lansky, Kenn Nesbitt, Robert Pottle, Eric Ode, Ted Scheu, and Dave Crawley will have both kid-size and...

Mary Had a Little Jam: And Other Silly Rhymes

de Bruce Lansky & Stephen Carpenter

These all-new, delightfully silly nursey rhymes recount the latest adventures of Jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, Old King Cole, Old Mother Hubbard, Little Boy Blue, Little Bo-Beep, and other best-loved Mother...

The Flag of Childhood: Poems From the Middle East

de Naomi Shihab Nye

In this stirring anthology of sixty poems from the Middle East, honored anthologist Naomi Shihab Nye welcomes us to this lush, vivid world and beckons us to explore. Eloquent pieces from Palestine, Israel, Egypt,...

Tell the World

de WritersCorps

Through poetry we tell the world who we are, where we're from, what we love, what we think, how we feel, and why we hope. Tell the World is a stunning collection of poems by teens who have taken part in workshops...

Honeybee

de Naomi Shihab Nye

Honey. Beeswax. Pollinate. Hive. Colony. Work. Dance. Communicate. Industrious. Buzz. Sting. Cooperate.

Where would we be without them? Where would we be without one another?

In eighty-two poems and paragraphs,...

The Swamps of Sleethe: Poems From Beyond the Solar System

de Jack Prelutsky & Jimmy Pickering

Jack Prelutsky’s exploration of outer space is not for the faint of heart. No friendly little E.T.–type aliens await your arrival. There are many imaginative ways to perish in these darkly comedic cautionary...

Mom, I Love Spaghetti

de Gary W. Fort & Michael Schultz

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In this wonderful and heartfelt collection of children's poetry, Gary W. Fort captures the experiences of growing up. Mom, I Love Spaghetti includes poems about dreams, fear of the dark, bedtime,...

The Iliad and The Odyssey for Boys and Girls

de Alfred J. Church

The Iliad is typically described as one of the greatest war stories of all time. Set during the Trojan War, this timeless poem vividly conveys the horror and heroism of men and gods wrestling with towering emotions...

The Iliad for Boys and Girls

de Alfred J. Church

Vigorous retelling of Homer's Iliad, relating the incidents of the great siege of Troy, from the quarrel of the chiefs to the ransoming of Hector's body. Suitable for ages 8 and up.

The Aeneid for Boys and Girls

de Alred J. Church

Follow Aeneid as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with him as he gets caught up in conflicts between the...

When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders

de J. Patrick Lewis, Jim Burke & R. Gregory Christie

In moving verse, Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis gives new voice to seventeen heroes of civil rights. Exquisitely illustrated by five extraordinary artists, this commanding collection of poems invites...

I Don't Want To Be Crazy

de Samantha Schutz

A harrowing, remarkable poetry memoir about one girl's struggle with anxiety disorder. This is a true story of growing up, breaking down, and coming to grips with a psychological disorder. When Samantha Schutz...

When I Dream

de Robin Landry & Christine Bennett

Synopsis: Open these pages to endless worlds of wonder and amazement. --- From ancient legends and mysteries from the far reaches of history, to modern twists on classic tales, and challenging information about...

Animated Animals and Other Creatures

de Muriel E. Jones

In Animated Animals and Other Creatures, Muriel E. Jones takes a light-hearted look at birds and beasts of land, sea and air in every corner of the world. From the hilarious, gregarious penguin of the Antarctic...

Opposites, More Opposites, and a Few Differences

de Richard Wilbur

This collection includes the full text and drawings from Opposites and More Opposites, plus seven additional poems and drawings about differences. Readers of all ages will delight in this volume of witty wordplay...