A Pizza the Size of the Sun
A collection of over 100 gloriously funny poems.
$19.99
Author: Jack  Prelutsky
Illustrator: James Stevenson

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A Poke In The I: A Collection Of Concrete Poems
There is a surprise waiting on every page in this delightful collection of 30 concrete poems – poems in which the arrangement of the words or letters adds to the meaning of the poem. Raschka’s witty cut-paper collage illustrations are pure visual poetry, too.
$15.99
Author: Paul B. Janeczko, editor
Illustrator: Chris Raschka

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Awful Ogre's Awful Day
Awful Ogre, a giant, green-haired Cyclops, is so named because he’s…well, just so awful. Dreadfully funny poems and terribly witty illustrations capture the disgusting details of a day in the life of this one-eyed titan.
$15.95
Author: Jack   Prelutsky
Illustrator: Paul O. Zelinsky

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Bing Bang Boing
A delectable collection of nonsense verse with accompanying illustrations.
$16.00
Author: Douglas  Florian
Illustrator: Douglas Florian

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Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
Bing’s beautifully designed and nostalgic presentation of Thayer’s classic poem hearkens back to the early days of baseball. With the look of faded late 19th century newspaper engravings, Bing’s clever and evocative illustrations for this classic piece of Americana were awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal.
$17.95
Author: Ernest Lawrence  Thayer
Illustrator: Christopher Bing

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Corn-Fed: Poems
Reading these short, wryly humorous poems is like going for a walk through the neighborhood with a dreamer who finds wonder in the everyday. This is one in Stevenson’s merry series of “Corn” books of poetry.
$15.95
Author: James  Stevenson
Illustrator: James Stevenson

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Extra Innings: Baseball Poems
From schoolyard games to Little League and the Major Leagues, these 19 poems celebrate the all-American game, baseball.
$16.00
Author: Lee Bennett  Hopkins, selector
Illustrator: Scott Medlock

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Halloween ABC
Seemingly mundane objects, such as apples, keys and yeast, take on spooky lives of their own in these twenty-six short poems. Merriam’s perfectly crafted poems are edgy and intense, and the creepily shadowed drawings add a fitting touch of the macabre.
$5.99
Author: Eve  Merriam
Illustrator: Lane Smith

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Joy to the World: A Family Christmas Treasury
The symbols and traditions of Christmas, both sacred and secular, are explored here in words, music and art. This treasure trove of stories, poems, carols, and biblical passages, accompanied by Spirin’s luminous paintings makes a wonderful holiday gift.
$25.00
Author: Ann Keay  Beneduce
Illustrator: Gennady Spirin

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Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices
This Newbery Medal winning collection contains fourteen poems about grasshoppers, fireflies, book lice, crickets, and other insects that beg to be read aloud – with a friend!
$15.95
Author: Paul  Fleischman
Illustrator: Eric Beddows

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Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep
Twelve ghoulish and ghastly creatures to haunt your dreams are celebrated in poem and picture in this collection guaranteed to keep you awake at night. Beware: Not for the faint of heart!
$16.89
Author: Jack  Prelutsky
Illustrator: Arnold Lobel

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
The beloved poem by Robert Frost of a solemn winter reverie is given the perfect visual accompaniment in the majestic sweep of Jeffers’ illustrations of a quiet, snow-filled forest.
$16.99
Author: Robert  Frost
Illustrator: Susan Jeffers

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Summersaults: Poems and Paintings
Florian’s watercolor paintings of summertime days and nights accompany his 48 short and clever rhymes celebrating the season of “Skipping stones / Ice cream cones / Double plays / And barefoot days.”
$15.95
Author: Douglas  Florian
Illustrator: Douglas Florian

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The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
This setting of the classic poem celebrating a pivotal moment in American history is imaginatively designed and strikingly illustrated with hand-tinted engravings by the Caldecott Honor winning artist of Casey at the Bat.
$17.95
Author: Henry Wadsworth  Longfellow
Illustrator: Christopher Bing

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The Night Before Christmas (James Marshall)
With his infallible comic touch, Marshall gives a light-hearted twist to the classic poem about a Christmas Eve visit from Santa. There won’t be a dry eye in the house after reading this – not from nostalgic memories of Christmases past, but from laughing so hard!
$4.95
Author: Clement C. Moore
Illustrator: James Marshall

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Where the Sidewalk Ends
Full of acerbic wit and humor, Shel Silverstein’s first collection of zany verse and drawings is essential reading for any kid – or any former kid, for that matter.
$17.95
Author: Shel  Silverstein
Illustrator: Shel Silverstein

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Winter Poems
Twenty-five poems that celebrate the joys of winter - the snow, the crisp cold air and the cozy warmth of home.
$5.99
Author: Barbara  Rogasky, selector
Illustrator: Trina Schart Hyman

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Words with Wings: A Treasury of African-American Poetry and Art
Twenty works of art by African-American artists accompany twenty poems by African-American poets in this powerful and elegant anthology.
$16.95
Author: Belinda  Rochelle, selector
Illustrator: Various Artists

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