Poetry for Kids

While this list is updated each year in April for National Poetry Month, poetry can be enjoyed and celebrated all year long! To explore more poetry titles, check out our Novel in Verse recommendations, search the LINCC catalog, or browse the books at 811 on the nonfiction shelves!

Updated November 20, 2025
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Black diamond kings
Smith, Charles R., Jr.
"Each spread is a celebration of the skill and power displayed on the field...but the book takes care to balance that joy with an acknowledgement of the larger societal context in which the men played and the discrimination they faced." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books...
Five little friends : a collection of finger rhymes
Taylor, Sean
Paper Book
"This inspired offering will ensure hours of enlightening fun...A fresh, wonderfully creative, and visually engaging array of rhymes to get kids moving." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Playful, interactive, and full of whimsy, Sean Taylor's collection of poems...
For a girl becoming
Harjo, Joy
A baby girl is welcomed to the breathing world by generations of her family and set on the magnificent journey of becoming. As she grows, she is reminded of her connections to the natural world; to her family, her ancestors, her neighbors; to the source of all magic and sorrow--and of her...
Girls on the rise
Gorman, Amanda
Paper Book
An electrifying picture book by #1 New York Times bestselling author and presidential inaugural poet Amanda Gorman Who are we? We are a billion voices, bright and brave; we are light, standing together in the fight. Girls are strong and powerful alone,...

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If I could choose a best day : poems of possibility
Latham, Irene
Paper Book
An ode to imagination and the power of "if," this exhilarating poetry collection features the voices of thirty-one diverse poets. If I could choose a best day it would be sunny it would be summer and I would be with you. ...
The pine cone's secret : a life cycle poem
Barnaby, Hannah Rodgers
Paper Book
Did you know a pine tree starts as a cone, turns into a gift, and can become a blanket? In this rhyming life cycle picture book, a pine cone becomes something new with each turn of the page, from a tower to a feast, from a magic trick to a Christmas tree. Extensive back matter on...
POETRY COMICS
Snider, Grant
"A poetry-filled graphic novel that is powerful in its simplicity." ―Publishers Weekly, Starred Review   "Personal but personable, too, with glints of quiet humor." ―Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review  
This is not a small voice : poems by Black poets
Todd, Traci N.
A beautiful, bold and moving collection of 100 poems by Black poets for the whole family to treasure.
Torrible puns : a collection of punny poems
Torrible, Tricia
Paper Book
A 2025 Eureka! Nonfiction Book Award Honoree - Silver Get ready to laugh out loud at some of the most ridiculous - and hilarious - puns you've heard, from poet extraordinaire, Tricia Torrible! Spring and Summer were no fun at all, but Humpty Dumpty had a...
A universe of rainbows : multicolored poems for a multicolored world
Esenwine, Matt Forrest
Paper Book
Rainbows in all their glory are celebrated in this STEAM-filled poetry collection from an all-star roster of children's poets. Perfect for Poetry Month and Earth Day. What do Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring, Peru's Vinicunca mountain,...

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