My Favorite Poetry Picture Books ONE

So many cool poetry books too. Sometimes I lamented that they were stuck in the poetry section, because they didn’t get found as often as I would have loved to see them found! Please enjoy these!

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Meet Drum, Dorene, Louis, and Rae as they share one special summer of discovery and creative play together. Through individual poems and poems for multiple voices, these four young people explore the bonds of friendship, family, and community.
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A robin cheerfully greets the day at dawn. A horse nibbles grass under the heat of the midday sun. A rabbit stands still, disappearing into the grass at dusk. As evening falls, a frog tells the world that he’s the king of the pond. During one summer day, these and other creatures tell their tales, celebrating their ordinary — but extraordinary — lives in verse.
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Siblings Bonnie and Ben impress Skinny Doug with their ability to recite nursery rhymes.
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Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 – Audiobook Download
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Fictional clippings & scratchboard engravings are used as illustrations to give an actual-event atmosphere to this poem about Casey’s terrible defeat at bat.
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Casey At the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 (Caldecott Honor Book) Amazon.com

Jon J Muth–and his delightful little panda bear, Koo–challenge readers to stretch their minds and imaginations with twenty-six haikus about the four seasons.
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Inside, outside, climbing up the stairs, or jumping into bed, your shadow may be following you! Complete with a cast of the whole family, a cat, a dog, and a teddy, this story is for everyone.
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In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns.
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More poetry to come!!!