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Keep a Poem in Your Pocket: Poetry Month!

Roses are red, Violets are blue. Poetry books are perfect For your little one and you!

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  • This Is Not a Small Voice

    Poems by Black Poets

    A collection of 100 illustrated poems by Black poets past and present. Features haiku, hip hop, anthems, prayers and jump rope rhymes, among other types of poems.
    Book, 2025Lincoln, MA : Nosy Crow, 2025. — J 811.508 THIS
  • Contains a collection of 28 creepy poems and illustrations for young readers discussing monsters, fears, the grotesque in things beautiful and the wonderful in things weird.
    Book, 2025Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books : House of Anansi Press, 2025. — J 811.6 BRAMER
  • Harriet Tubman

    Force of Nature : a Biography in Poems

    Brewer, Caroline,
    Poetry and collage illustrations depict the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, highlighting how she escaped slavery and helped countless other enslaved people through her work with the Underground Railroad.
    Book, 2025Greenbelt, Maryland : What on Earth!, 2025. — J B TUBMAN
  • A shy girl celebrates winter's end by writing a poem to a tree and is surprised when the tree writes back.
    Book, 2019New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, [2019] — E FICTION REYNOLDS
  • With each turn of the page, wander through starry nights, winter wonderlands, sunny seascapes and magical, dreamlike settings in this stunningly illustrated treasury that holds 101 of the best, most-beloved children's poems from Charles Ghigna,…
    Book, 2023Atglen, PA : Schiffer Kids, [2023] — E 811.54 GHIGNA
  • Photo Ark ABC

    An Animal Alphabet in Poetry and Pictures

    Levy, Debbie,
    From armadillo to zebra, this enchanting picture book pairs the stunning photography of "National Geographic" photographer Joel Sartore with playful poems by "New York Times" best-selling author Debbie Levy to represent the letters of the alphabet…
    Book, 2021Washington, D.C : National Geographic Partners, LLC, 2021. — E 811.6 LEVY
  • She'll Be the Sky

    Poems by Women and Girls

    From well-loved poets — including Maya Angelou, Wendy Cope, Lucille Clifton and Christina Rossetti — to newer voices, like Amanda Gorman, Yrsa-Daley Ward and Amineh Abou Kerech, this outstanding collection from talented anthologist Ella Risbridger…
    Book, 2022Lincoln, MA : Nosy Crow Inc., [2022] — J 808.8199 SHELL
  • Reveals how even the smallest gesture can have a lasting impact on the world's biggest problems.
    Book, 2023New York : Viking, 2023. — E FICTION GORMAN
  • Peek-a-boo Haiku

    a Lift-the-flap Book

    Smith, Danna,
    Each haiku in this lift-the-flap board book will have readers guessing the animal it describes — with the answer revealed under a flap on each page! With lovely text, sweet illustrations and cute creatures, this lyrical and interactive book is a joy…
    Board Book, 2023New York, New York : Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Scuster Children's Publishing Division, 2023. — BOARD BOOK
  • Mother Ghost

    Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters

    Kolar, Rachel,
    An illustrated collection of 13 gently spooky adaptations of Mother Goose rhymes.
    Book, 2018Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2018] — E 398.8 KOLAR
  • Picture book adaptation of U.S. Poet Laureate Harjo's iconic poem, "Remember."
    Book, 2023New York : Random House Studio, [2023] — E FICTION HARJO
  • Poetic bounty at its best and brightest, this playful and affectionate read aloud will have toddlers clamoring for more, for the sheer fun of it.
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. — E 821.914 ROSEN
  • There are all kinds of girls! Girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mom and girls who wish they had a daddy. With bright portraits in vibrant…
    Book, 2020New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2020] — E 811.6 BRANTLEY-NEWTON TOP PICKS
  • Emily Writes

    Emily Dickinson and Her Poetic Beginnings

    Yolen, Jane,
    Amherst, Massachusetts, in spring, 1834, young Emily Dickinson uses scraps of paper and a pencil nub to write a poem, before she even knows her ABCs, and shares it with her household and garden. Includes author's note about Dickinson's life and work.
    Book, 2020New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company, 2020. — E FICTION YOLEN
  • The Newbery Award-winning author of "The Crossover" pens an ode to Black American triumph and tribulation with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree.
    Book, 2019Boston : Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2019] — E 811.6 ALEXANDER
  • Kilmer Watts learns how to write poems using a poetry machine. But after an explosion at the poem factory, Kilmer begins to worry about how poetry will survive.
    Book, 2020Toronto ; Berkeley : Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2020. — E FICTION LUKOFF
  • Behold Our Magical Garden

    Poems Fresh From a School Garden

    Wolf, Allan,
    In this collection of buoyant poems filled with fun facts, young nature enthusiasts and budding gardeners are called on to help solve a mystery by the compost bin, join a Wild West-style standoff between some good bugs and a few bad ones, interview…
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2022. — E 811.6 WOLF
  • An illustrated adaptation of the Hughes poem where a child delights as the world around him awakens from winter and comes to life with the long-awaited arrival of spring and new beginnings of all kinds.
    Book, 2023Petaluma, California : Cameron Kids, [2023] — E 811.54 HUGHES
  • Hi, Koo!

    a Year of Seasons

    Muth, Jon J.
    Muth — and his delightful little panda bear, Koo — challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with 26 haikus about the four seasons. An alphabetical path through the book is presented through the capitalized words in each haiku,…
    Book, 2014New York : Scholastic Press, 2014. — E 811.54 MUTH