Poetry
Adoff, A. (1995). Street music city poems. New York: HarperCollins. Also
available as an audio recording.
Andreae, G. [1996]. (2002). Rumble in the jungle. Wilton, CT: Tiger Tales. Also
available in Welsh and as an audio recording.
Andreae, G. [1999]. (2002). Cock-a-doodle-doo! Barnyard hullabaloo. Wilton,
CT: Tiger Tales. Also available in Welsh and as an audio recording.
Baker, K. (1994). Big fat hen. New York: Harcourt Brace.
Bauer, C. F., & Tomes, M. [1986]. (1992). Snowy day: Stories and poems. New
York: Harper Trophy. VHS
Bloom, V., & Axtell, D. (1997). Fruits: A Caribbean counting poem. New York:
Henry Holt.
Brown, J., & Steventon, B. A. (1997). Messy Tessie has a tea party. Mulvane, KS:
Otter Creek.
Brown, R. [1988]. (1992). Ladybug, ladybug. New York: Penguin Putnam Books.
Budney, B., & Bobri, V. [1954]. (1970). A kiss is round. New York: Lothrop, Lee,
& Shepard.
Carle, E. [1989]. (1999). Eric Carle's animals, animals. New York: Puffin Books.
Also available in German and Japanese.
Chorao, K. [1984]. (2004). The baby's bedtime book. New York: E. P. Dutton
Children’s Books. Also available as an audio recording.
Christelow, E. [1989]. (1991). Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. New York:
Trumpet Club. Also available in Braille, Sign Language, and as an audio
recording. VHS
Coleman, M. A., Masheris, R., & Mathews, J. (1993). The dreams of
hummingbirds: Poems from nature. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman.
de Regniers, B. (Ed.), & Brown, M. (1988). Sing a song of popcorn: Every child’s
book of poems. New York: Scholastic.
Falconer, E. [1990]. (1994). The house that Jack built. Nashville, TN: Ideals
Children’s Books. Also available in Spanish.
Florian, D. [1994]. (1998). Beast feast: Poems and paintings. San Diego, CA:
Voyager. Also available as an audio recording. VHS
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George, K. O., & Kiesler, K. (1998). Old Elm speaks: Tree poems. New York:
Clarion Books.
Gerstein, M. (1984). Roll over! New York: Crown.
Goldstein, S. [1989]. (1991). Bear in mind: A book of bear poems. New York:
Viking Kestrel.
Greenfield, E. [1978]. (2003). Honey, I love, and other love poems. New York:
HarperCollins. Also available in Braille.
Greenfield, E. [1988]. (1993). Nathaniel talking. New York: Writers and Readers.
Greenberg, D. T., & Munsinger, L. (1997). Bugs! Boston: Little, Brown. Also
available in French.
Hoberman, M. A., & Hafner, M. [1991]. (1995). Fathers, mothers, sisters,
brothers: A collection of family poems. Morristown, NJ: Silver Burdett
Ginn.
Hopkins, L. B. (Ed.), & Knight, H. [1991]. (2000). Happy birthday: Poems. New
York: Simon & Schuster.
Hopkins, L. B. (Ed.), & Lloyd, M. [1987]. (1989). More surprises. New York:
Harper & Row.
Hopkins, L. B. (Ed.), & Stevenson, H. [1990]. (2000). Good books, good times!
New York: Harper Trophy.
Houston, J. (1972). Songs of the dream people: Chants and images of the Indians
and Eskimos of North America. New York: Atheneum.
Hudson, W. (1993). Pass it on: African-American poetry for children. New York:
Scholastic.
Hughes, L. [1994]. (1997). The sweet and sour animal book. New York: Oxford
University Press. Also available as an audio recording.
Katz, B. (1997). Truck talk: Rhymes on wheels. New York: Scholastic.
Leuders, E., & St. John, P. (Eds.). (1976). Zero makes me hungry: A collection of
poems for today. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard.
Lewis, J. P., & Sabuda, R. (1991). Earth verses and water rhymes. New York:
Atheneum. Also available in Braille.
Lillegard, D., & Carter, D. [2000]. (2001) Wake up house! Rooms full of poems.
New York: Knopf.
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Livingston, M. C., & Fisher, L. E. [1986]. (1991). Sea songs. New York:
Scholastic. Also available as an audio recording.
Livingston, M. C., & Fisher, L. E. (1989). Up in the air. New York: Holiday
House. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
McMillan, B. (1991). Play day: A book of terse verse. New York: Holiday House.
Merriam, E., & Yaccarino, D. [1995]. (1998). Bam, bam, bam. New York: Henry
Holt. Also available in Braille, Spanish, and as an audio recording.
Mountain, L., Fry, E. B., & Crawley, S. (1992). Mother Goose tea party.
Columbus, OH: Jamestown.
Obed, E., & Steffler, S. (1994). Wind in my pocket. Saint John's, NF: Breakwater
Books.
Paparone, P. [1995]. (2000). Five little ducks: An old rhyme. Orlando, FL:
Harcourt.
Pomerantz, C., & Tafuri, N. [1982]. (1993). If I had a paka: Poems in eleven
languages. New York: Greenwillow Books.
Prelutsky, J. (Ed.), & Lobel, A. (1983). Random house book of poetry for children.
New York: Random House. Also available in Braille.
Prelutsky, J., & Lobel, A. [1988]. (1994). Tyrannosaurus was a beast: Dinosaur
poems. Glenview IL: Scott Foresman. Also available in Braille and as an
audio recording.
Prelutsky, J., & Stevenson, J. [1982]. (1989). The baby uggs are hatching. New
York: Greenwillow Books. Also available as an audio recording.
Robinson, F., & Iosa, A. W. (1993). Rhymes we like. Chicago: Childrens Press.
Rogasky, B. (Ed.), & Hyman, T. S. [1994]. (1999). Winter poems. New York:
Scholastic.
Rossetti, C. G., & Teichman, M. (1992). Color. New York: Harper Collins.
Schertle, A., & Schaffer, A. [1994]. (1998). How now, brown cow? New York:
Harcourt. Also available in Braille.
Sendak, M. [1991]. (1996). Chicken soup with rice A book of months. Columbus,
OH: HarperCollins.
Siebert, D., & Minor, W. [1989]. (1992). Heartland. New York: HarperTrophy.
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Sneve, V. (Ed.), & Gammell, S. (1989). Dancing teepees: Poems of American
Indian youth. New York: Holiday House. Also available in Braille.
Stevenson, R (1885). (1999). A child's garden of verses. New York: Simon &
Schuster. Also available as an audio recording. VHS
Taylor, J., & Hague, M. [1992]. (1994). Twinkle, twinkle, little star. New York:
Morrow Junior Books.
Thaler, M., & Smath, J. [1991]. (1994). Seven little hippos. New York: Aladdin
Paperbacks. Also available in Braille.
Titherington, J. [1992]. (1998). Baby's boat. New York: Tupelo Books.
Trapani, I. (2001). Baa baa black sheep. Watertown, MA: Whispering Coyote.
Viorst, J., & Hull, R. [1994]. (1997). The alphabet from Z to A. New York:
Aladdin.
Westcott, N. [1988]. (2003). The lady with the alligator purse. New York: Little,
Brown & Co. Also available in Braille and as an audio recording.
Williams, G. [1946]. (1992). The chicken book. New York: Dell.
Wilson, S. (1992). June is a tune that jumps on a stair. New York: Simon &
Schuster.
Yolen, J. (Ed.). [1992]. (2000). Street rhymes from around the world. Honesdale,
PA: Wordsong.
Yolen, J., & Dyer, J. [1987]. (1997). The three bears rhyme book. SanDiego, CA:
Harcourt Trade. Also available in Braille and Spanish.
Yolen, J., & Lewin, T. [1990]. (1999). Bird watch: A book of poetry. New York:
Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers. Also available in Braille.
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