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...
Eating my words : and 128 other poems
Cleary, Brian P.
Paper Book
At lunch, / I ate three cans / of alphabet soup. / An hour later / I had / thesaurus / throat / ever. Would you care for a cupful of couplets? How about a helping of haiku? Brian P. Cleary offers poetry by the plateful in this clever collection! Wordplay and humor abound in poems that cover...
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,...

Also available as an audiobook in the Libby app.

Haiku ew! : celebrating the disgusting side of nature
Brunelle, Lynn
Paper Book
Stop right there! If you think poems about nature are all pretty flowers and rainbow sunsets, this book is not for you. If you can't handle giant whale farts, turn back right now. If you don't want to know how lobsters pee, do not read one word further. Seriously, if you open this book,...

Also available as an audiobook in the Libby app.

Hope is the thing with feathers
Dickinson, Emily
Paper Book
Discover the joy of poetry in this simple introduction to Emily Dickinson, celebrating the power of hope perched within and the promise of sunnier days. Emily Dickinson's beloved poem "Hope is the thing with feathers" takes flight in Tatyana Feeney's beautifully...
Leafy landmarks : travels with trees
Schaub, Michelle
Paper Book
Winner of the Eureka! Gold Non-Fiction Children's Book Award NCTE Children's Poetry Award Notable Books List Winner Road trips can be a lot of fun, especially when there are intriguing places to visit and new things to learn. Through a variety of poetic forms, readers are taken on an...
Poetry comics
Snider, Grant
Paper Book
"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   ...
Round and round the year we go
Higgins, Carter
Paper Book
Eric Carle meets Chicken Soup with Rice in this joyful dance through the year one month at a time, sure to whirl young readers right along with it. Time never passed so happily! From sledding and snowman-crafting in January to the New Year's countdown in December,...
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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