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 This is a collection of 24 famous poems that have been illustrated or presented in the style of a graphic novel. The poems are arranged by ...

This book in free verse starts when Will sees his brother, Shawn, get shot on the streets of an inner city. As he is left by himself to dea...

This is the last book I needed to read from the Library's Mock Newbery List .  It is a collection of poetry by Nikki Grimes, based on po...

Ok, I just finished my new favorite book of the year.  Yes, this one has made it to top spot on Newbery hopefuls. This is a collection of po...

In this book Kwame Alexander and two other authors write poems honoring other famous poets.  Some of the poems are "after the style...

Here is one of this year's Newbery Honor books.  Bryan was inspired to write the book when she found a list of items to be auctioned a...

This is a poetry collection by well known rapper and comedian, Nick Cannon.  Cannon also performs the poems on the recorded book version. Th...

This is a memoir, in free verse, of the early childhood of the author.  She was born in Ohio, but her parents split up when she was very you...

Josh and Jordan Bell are middle-school-aged twins who are both basketball proteges.  The boys make an unstoppable team on court and are le...

Gabby has always been a daydreamer, but since she moved to a new school after her parent's divorce, her daydreaming has gotten to be a ...

On Saturday we had our Family Literacy Symposium at the library where I work. Each year the Children's Department Staff do a "60 b...

This one wins the prize for the most clever poetry book of the year. In this book the author writes a free verse poem (really, just a few w...

Back to the poetry books. You can find an alphabet book about almost anything under the sun, so why not poetry? For each letter of the alp...

One form of poetry all children learn at school is haiku. In fact, my children studied haiku several different years, and by the second or ...

Here is a more serious poetry book that couples really good writing with lovely illustrations. Sidman has written 12 poems about the night ...

On January 22 our library will be holding a Family Literacy Symposium . The Keynote speaker is Leif Enger, author of Peace Like a River. A...