Poetry for Pipsqueaks

Poetry for young kids, whether they be pipsqueaks or not.
Updated September 19, 2022
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Poems to learn by heart
Kennedy, Caroline
Paper Book
In this diverse collection, Caroline Kennedy has chosen more than a hundred poems that speak to everyone: the young and young at heart, readers new to poetry and devoted fans. These carefully selected poems explore deep emotions, as well as ordinary experiences. They cover the range of human...
Thirteen moons on a turtle's back : a Native American year of moons
Bruchac, Joseph
Paper Book
Each legend in this lyrical collection of Native American mythology is taken from a different tribe, and recounts how these people related the cycles of the moon to the seasons. Full color.
There is a flower at the tip of my nose smelling me
Walker, Alice
Paper Book
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and activist Alice Walker invites readers young and old to see the world--and our place in it--through new eyes in this new edition featuring art from Queenbe Monyei. With beautifully poetic text and joyous illustrations to guide readers through their read,...
Brown girl dreaming
Woodson, Jacqueline
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse.   Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt...

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