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April is National Poetry Month. If you love poetry and you have wondered how to expose the smallest people in your life to poetry you are in luck. Today we have Heather from the Vernon Area Public Library District to share with us some poetry books that are not only perfect for little ears but beautiful too!
Poetry Books for Kids
April is National Poetry Month, and the following are just a few entertaining titles for you and your littles to celebrate and enjoy rhymes, poems, and limericks written just for them!
Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry
Fun to read, the poetry makes up the picture book’s illustrations.
What could be better than a book that opens with spring (especially this time of year!)? This book is for a slightly older child, but the intricate and detailed illustrations will keep your littlest involved for family storytime. As the book flap asks…what colors can you feel – or hear, or taste, or smell – today?
A compilation of original poetry, adorable and short – just like your baby! Perfect for a before-bed quick read.
My favorites: “A Snooze” and “Peekaboo.”
Hilarity ensues with classic limericks as well as a few new in this book by children’s author/illustrator James Marshall. The illustrations are equally funny, a perfect pairing for kiddos young and old. A word of warning, you will get these stuck in your head and be hearing them from your children after the first reading…and they will be begging repeat performances!
And last but not least…a book of poems about books! What did you expect from a librarian!?
And a few links to give you some more inspiration and ideas:
According to Edgar Allan Poe, “poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.” I hope these books help add a little beauty to your April!
You can get more Early Literacy picks from Heather’s Blog: Little Literacy Librarian. Connect with the Vernon Area Public Library District:
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