Child Poetry

The Halloween Lullaby was originally published in the NoHo Valley News in 1997 and in the Los Angeles club magazine 4- Front. It is also published in the anthology Speculative Poets of Texas 2015. Archived in the UCLA Library of Special Collections.

Row, row, row your boat is a rhyme that has meaning and many different versions.

Court recueil de courts poèmes qui font sourire, parfois réfléchir et toujours rappeler l'enfance au présent.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Five Poems and learn about some ways to raise your children.

I Am Mighty Me is a book that parents and children will love listening to again and again. This sweet rhyming story empowers children to be their best and lets them know that they are in control of their own thoughts and feelings and that they can use their powers for good!

"Happy Sad Octopus" brings you on a journey into a world where Happy Sad Octopus doesn't like his unpredictable roller coaster of emotions. With an unexpected ending, this heartwarming short story by The Wizard, shares a beautiful and wise life lesson about how not to allow sadness to overtake you.

So many of our little Black kids and kids of color are struggling as they attempt to navigate a world where they feel inferior, inadequate, and not enough because of the color of their skin. Who Am I? Words of Affirmation for Children of Color attempts to affirm our children and remind them that they ARE enough, empowering them to do anything they can conceive in their minds.

A heart-warming, rhyming story about a little otter called Oliver, written by bestselling poet Pam Ayres, author of The Last Hedgehog. Come on down to the riverbank, and discover a wild and wonderful world. Oliver the otter is happy enough living alone, swimming or scampering along the twisty-rooted waterways. Until one day, among the green rushes, he meets an otter called Ottilie – and his life changes forever.

When Ben's mum gets distracted halfway through his bedtime story, he decides to finish the tale himself. There's only one problem – he can't quite read yet. To Ben's surprise, the three little pigs come knocking on the door, and the big bad wolf isn't far behind... But this time, will the story have a different ending?

Wolf loves reading. There's just one problem. The more he reads, the more he starts to realize something... Every book has a hero; the heroes are handsome, tough and strong; and most importantly, the heroes are never, ever wolves. But when a giant comes stomping into the library one day, can Wolf find the courage to speak up? Because maybe heroes don't have to be handsome, tough and strong. Maybe true heroes are kind and brave – just like Wolf!

Little Red Reading Hood loves reading books and making up stories of her own. When she meets a cunning wolf while on her way to the library, he convinces her to stray from the path and read for a little while. But hasn’t she read this in a story before? Perhaps it’s time she came up with a new ending.

This dazzling poetry collection bubbles with excitement and creativity, capturing the sheer joy of the natural world. Discover parades of beast-doodles, preposterous penguins, talking blossoms, playful birds, humble fleas and a host of other exotic and everyday creatures who jump off the page and into our hearts. Thought-provoking and delightfully original, Cherry Moon will encourage children of every age to explore the power, enchantment and wonderfulness of poetry and nature.

Una raccolta di 25 bellissime poesie per bambini da leggere ai vostri figli. La sera, prima di andare a dormire, nei pomeriggi dopo lo studio e in qualsiasi momento il vostro figlio abbia bisogno di coccole. Le poesie sono molto importanti per la crescita dei bambini in quanto sviluppano la loro fantasia e li allenano a concentrarsi. In questa raccolta gli animali sono i protagonisti e vi terranno compagnia fino alla fine del libro.

Nascosta nella sua casetta una gran chiocciola se ne stava fuori pioveva tanto e da lì, lei ascoltava. Tanto tempo era restata e annoiata si sentiva di aspettare si era stancata e a dormire si metteva.

Sami and Thomas continue their adventure in this vibrantly illustrated collection of contemporary poems for children. Whether it's celebrating the value of family and friends or trying to quiet kittens with pairs of mittens, these poems will make you laugh, remember and imagine.

One day Flippin had been a fly on the wall in a school classroom and watched the children recite the alphabet. Then they had sung about a little old lady who lives in the jungle and washes clothes. It was a lovely action rhyme and Flippin couldn't get the tune out of his head. He decided to go to the zoo to see if he could find any animal who had either met or heard of the old woman. Flippin thought it would be a good idea to visit the animals from A to Z in alphabetical order so he wouldn't miss any out.

This is a selection of poetry for grade school children aimed at increasing their knowledge of world geography. It contains short poems about interesting places on all of the world's continents - all of which have been visited by world traveler William Graham.

22 gedichte und 22 melodien verzaubern die kinder mit den verschiedensten geschichten die ihnen gleichzeitig die musikinstrumente vorstellen die in einem orchester verwendet werden. Dabei kommen sowohl streichinstrumente wie die violine, die viola, das cello und der kontrabass zum einsatz, als auch blech- und holzblasintsrumente wie zum beispiel die posaune, die trompete, die tuba, das horn, die klarinette und das fagott.

¿Y si Juan y Julia hubieran estado jugando en una duna de arena suave en vez de en esa colina peligrosa? Y suponte que el animal de María no era realmente un cordero. Y si María tuviera una pequeña...¿almeja? Estas preguntas - y otras - serán contestadas de una forma graciosa en La madre águila pescadora: Canciones infantiles para boyas y gaviotas. Esta colección vuelve a contar las rimas del Ganso madre y enaltece las costas y canales de América - desde el mar al mar brillante.

Fairies share their lessons of self-acceptance, respect for others, chasing their dreams, and being a leader as well as seeing beauty in the hard times and cherishing the good. It's about understanding you are perfect the way you are. There are facts in each poem about the lifestyle and importance of each of these precious pollinators.