RLG Poetry Books | Elmwood Park Public Library

1) Just like me

Author

Brantley-Newton, Vanessa

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There are all kinds of girls! Girls who feel happy, sad, scared, powerful; girls who love their bodies and girls who don't; country girls, city girls; girls who love their mom and girls who wish they had a daddy. With bright portraits in vibrant colors and unique patterns and fabrics, this book invites you to find yourself within its pages.--inside front cover.

2) Bright brown baby: a treasury

Author

Pinkney, Andrea Davis

Series

Bright Brown Baby

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Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

The New York Times best-selling and award-winning duo present this celebration of Black and Brown babies and the happiness, gentle moments and endless love shared between children and their caregivers.

3) Cricket in the thicket: poems about bugs

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"Poetry about cool insects with accompanying fascinating facts"--

4) Night wishes

Description

"Featuring fourteen poems by multiple authors, this anthology imagines how clocks, teddy bears, and other bedtime companions say good night"--

5) The Great Migration: journey to the North

Author

Greenfield, Eloise

Description

Describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the nothern states.

6) Delicious!: poems celebrating street food around the world

Author

Larios, Julie Hofstrand

Description

A collection of poems about street food and food trucks around the world.

7) The undefeated

Author

Alexander, Kwame

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Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma of slavery, the faith and fire of the civil rights movement, and the grit, passion, and perseverance of some of the world's greatest heroes. The text is...

8) Hey Black child

Author

Perkins, Useni Eugene

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Book, Board Book, Vox Book

Description

"A lyrical, empowering poem that celebrates black children and seeks to inspire all young ones to dream big and achieve their goals"--

9) All the world

Author

Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton

Series

Weston Woods read-along CD

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Book, Board Book, CD + Book

Description

Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.

10) Truckery rhymes

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Jon Scieszka's Trucktown (Picture books)

Description

This big, noisy, high-octane collection of favorite truckery rhymes includes "Peter Peter Payload Eater," "Little Dan Dumper," and "Pop Blows the Diesel."

11) In the past

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Chronically organized by epoch, a poetic introduction to the dinosaur world illuminates a host of creatures both novel and familiar, ranging from the mysterious trilobite to the famed Tyrannosaurus rex.

12) In the wild

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A woodcut-illustrated collection of poems that celebrates wild animals.

13) Out of wonder: poems celebrating poets

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Presents a collection of 20 poems written in tribute to well-known poets from around the world. Newbery Medalist and a Caldecott Honoree offer a glorious, lyrical ode to poets who have sparked a sense of wonder. Out of gratitude for the poet's art form, Newbery Award-winning author and poet Kwame Alexander, along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, present original poems that pay homage to twenty famed poets who have made the authors' hearts...

14) Bravo!: poems about amazing Hispanics

Author

Engle, Margarita

Series

Bluebonnet Books 2018-2019

Description

"Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways"--Provided by publisher. "Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot--the Hispanics featured in this collection come from many different backgrounds and from many different countries. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues...

15) Read! read! read!

Author

VanDerwater, Amy Ludwig

Description

"Twenty-three poems capture the joys of reading from that thrilling moment when a child first learns to decipher words to the excitement that follows in reading everything from road signs to field guides to internet articles to stories. These poems also explore what reading does, lyrically celebrating how it opens minds, can make you kind, and allows you to explore the whole world. Ryan O'Rourke's rich artwork beautifully captures the imagination...

16) School people

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Welcome to school, a building of brick full of soul and heart, eager for students and staff to fill its halls with sounds. This anthology of fifteen poems celebrates the grown-up people that children encounter throughout the course of their school day: the school bus driver with her morning smile, the teacher who inspires imagination, the rarely seen, yet caring custodian, and the nurse who heals hurts, big and small.

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Herrera, Juan Felipe

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"When Juan Felipe Herrera was very young, he picked flowers, helped his mama feed the chickens, slept under the starry sky, and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his migrant family moved on. When he grew up, Juan Felipe Herrera became a poet. His breathtaking poem "Imagine" and Lauren Castillo's evocative illustrations will speak to every reader and dreamer searching for this place in life."-- dust jacket.

18) Goodnight songs treasury: a collection of bedtime poems

Author

Brown, Margaret Wise

Description

"For the first time ever, Goodnight Songs Treasury gathers all of Margaret Wise Brown's poems from the New York Times-bestselling Goodnight Songs and A Celebration of the Season into one stunning volume. Remarkable illustrations from 24 award-winning artists-including Caldecott Honor medalist Melissa Sweet, Coretta Scott King Honor Award winner Sean Qualls, Peter Brown, Sophie Blackall, and Eric Puybaret-bring Brown's charming, musical verses beautifully...

19) If it rains pancakes: haiku and lantern poems

Author

Cleary, Brian P

Series

Poetry Adventures

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Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

Explains and demonstrates how to write two types of ancient Japanese poetry: haiku and lanterns.

20) Guyku: a year of haiku for boys

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Raczka and Reynolds present a humorous haiku collection perfect for guys (big and small) that celebrates outdoor fun throughout the seasons.