ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, April 14, 1997 TAG: 9704160008
SECTION: NEWSFUN PAGE: NF-3 EDITION: METRO
Want to read more poems for kids? Ask your school librarian or try one of these books recommended by the Roanoke County Public Library:
"Beast Feast" by Douglas Florian. Animal poems with a twist.
"Christopher Robin's Book of Verse" by A.A. Milne. A classic by the creator of Winnie the Pooh.
"Three Bears Holiday Rhyme Book" by Jane Yolen. A poem for every holiday.
"Opening Days" selected by Lee B. Hopkins. Sports poems for boys and girls of all ages.
"Poems of A. Nonny Mouse" collected by Jack Prelutsky.
"Over the Sun and the Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown.
"And the Green Grass Grew All Around: Folk Poetry from Everyone" collected by Alvin Schwartz. Rhymes, riddles and nonsense.
"Rainbows are Made" by Carl Sandburg. Poetry for the young and the young at heart.
"They've Discovered a Head in the Box for the Bread" collected by John Brewton. Limericks for fun.
"A Light in the Attic" and "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein. Wild and wacky all-time favorites for young people.
LENGTH: Short : 30 linesby CNB