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• Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe

  DeRoche, Tim,

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  Tales of Whimsy, Verses of Woe is quite possibly the most dangerous book of poetry ever written. Do you dare? It’s so good it will make you sneeze. This book has something for everyone.

• Zilot & Other Important Rhymes

  Odenkirk, Bob, 1962-

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  A collection of humorous and heartfelt poetry for children and adults.

• Welcome to the Wonder House

  Dotlich, Rebecca Kai,

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  In the Wonder House, each room is filled with poems and objects to inspire... The rooms in this house are a road map for finding wonder--twelve rooms in all, housing twenty-nine poems and wondrous images.

• Champion Chompers, Super Stinkers and Other Poems by Extraordinary Animals

  Ashman, Linda,

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  Calling all contestants! Who is the fastest? Tallest? Strongest? Stinkiest? Turn the page to find out if you're right in this playful and poetic guessing game where animals compete for the title of the "most" and "best.

• The Father Goose Treasury of Poetry

  Ghigna, Charles,

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  With each turn of the page, wander through starry nights, winter wonderlands, sunny seascapes, and magical dreamlike settings. This book holds 101 of the best, most-beloved children's poems from Charles Ghigna, Father Goose.

• Animals in Pants

  Levinson, Suzy,

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  What? You've never seen animals in pants? A dog in yoga pants, a goat in overalls, a yak in slacks? Animals in Pants presents a parade of impeccable poems about animals wearing perfectly pressed pants.

• How to Write a Poem

  Alexander, Kwame,

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  This book's playful text and the dynamic, inventive artwork are paired together to encourage readers to listen, feel, and discover the words that dance in the world around them.

• Where I Live

  Poems About My Home, My Street, and My Town

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  This diverse selection of 34 poems, paired with bright illustrations that capture daily life, celebrates the places where we live: our homes, our streets, our towns.

• Watch Me Bloom

  Patel-Sage, Krina,

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  Mindful haiku poems to help us rediscover our natural surroundings, without traveling too far from home.

• Counting in Dog Years and Other Sassy Math Poems

  Franco, Betsy,

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  Betsy Franco is back with a performance that explores a range of math topics--from fractions and time measurements to geometry and graphs--in a way that relates math to the daily lives of children.

• Pirate Queens

  Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas

  Lewis, Leigh,

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  A collection of fact-filled profiles, poetry, and illustrations of women pirates who made their mark on the high seas. Each profile includes an original poem presented against a backdrop of full-color art by Sara W. Gomez

• A Poem Grows Inside You

  Howes, Katey,

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  We all hold the seed of something wonderful inside us that is just waiting for the moment to bloom. In this book, the seed of an idea waits for the rhythm of the rainfall to awaken it, then takes root and begins to grow.

• Yuck, You Suck!

  Poems About Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck

  Yolen, Jane,

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  This appealingly icky poetry collection presents animals that suck-quite literally! From the mosquito to the elephant to the lamprey, discover how and why these animals sip, slurp, and suck.

• Free at Last

  a Juneteenth Poem

  Kincaid-Rolle, Sojourner,

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  Deeply emotional, evocative free verse by poet Sojourner Kincaid Rolle traces the solemnity and celebration of Juneteenth from its 1865 origins in Galveston, Texas to contemporary observances all over the United States.

• Ready for Spaghetti

  Funny Poems for Funny Kids

  Rosen, Michael, 1946-

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  Fizzing with rhythm, energy, and laughter, this perfect gift-book introduction to poetry celebrates the day-to-day routines of early childhood.

• Stop That Poem!

  Ode, Eric,

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  Eric Ode's playful exploration of the active nature of poems, and how they can shape and transform our world combines with exquisite, energetic illustrations by Jieting Chen.

• Hard-boiled Bugs for Breakfast

  and Other Tasty Poems

  Prelutsky, Jack,

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  More than 100 funny new poems from Jack Prelutsky, the nation's first children's poet laureate, in a wide array of poetic forms, from haiku to concrete poems and everything in between, and hilariously illustrated.

• Mermaid (or, How to Find Love Underwater)

  a Blackout Poem

  Farkas, J. M.,

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  "A blackout poetry version of the classic fairy tale 'The Little Mermaid,' offering a retelling of the story with a message of empowerment, body acceptance, and knowing where you belong

• If You Go Down to the Woods Today

  Piercey, Rachel,

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  A first collection by an acclaimed poet invites readers to join Bear on his journey to meet friends and explore his woodland home during a magical year of seasons as depicted on high-detail hidden-object spreads.

• Bright Brown Baby

  a Treasury

  Pinkney, Andrea Davis,

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  The New York Times best-selling and award-winning duo present this celebration of Black and Brown babies and the happiness, gentle moments and endless love shared between children and their caregivers.