Showing 1–12 of 12 titles

• Audience: All Ages
• List: Notable Children's Books
• Genre: Poetry
• Genre: Nonfiction

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  I Remember: Poems and Pictures of Heritage

  By Lee Bennett Hopkins (Editor)

  Sixteen illustrators and fourteen poets come together to address themes of culture, identity, and community.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Literature
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781620143117
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  I'm Just No Good at Rhyming and Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups

  By Chris Harris, Lane Smith (Illustrator)

  Hilarity and nonsense characterize this illustrated poetry collection, which engages the reader in a lively conversation between the writer and illustrator.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780316266574
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  Imagine

  By Juan Felipe Herrera, Lauren Castillo (Illustrator)

  Herrera uses poetry to recount his journey and invites readers to imagine their own future full of possibilities.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography, Literature
  • Notable Children's Books 2019
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763690526
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  National Geographic Book of Nature Poetry: More Than 200 Poems with Photographs That Float, Zoom, and Bloom!

  By J. Patrick Lewis (Editor)

  Bold, colorful photos, paired with kid-friendly poems about nature, connect readers to the outside world and show how easily poetic inspiration comes from our planet.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Literature
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781426320958
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  Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets

  By Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

  In this bold homage, the authors emulate the style of their favorite poets. Stunning collages illuminate this joyful celebration of poetry.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2018
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763680947
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  Sail Away

  By Langston Hughes, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)

  Poems by legendary African American poet Langston Hughes celebrate water in many forms. His words are brought to life with brightly colored collage art by Ashley Bryan.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2016
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781481430852
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  The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

  By María García Esperón (Author), Amanda Mijangos (Illustrator), David Bowles (Translator)

  Poetry, prose, and artwork combine in this collection of traditional tales from 18 Indigenous cultures that span from Argentina to Alaska.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry, Folklore & Fairy Tales
  • Notable Children's Books 2022
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781646140152
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  Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds

  By Jorge Argueta, Alfonso Ruano (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator)

  Twenty poems, in Spanish and English, present first-person vignettes of unaccompanied youths traveling from Central America to the U.S., hoping to find a safer life and reunite with family.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781554988495
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  Thanku: Poems of Gratitude

  By Miranda Paul (Editor), Marlena Myles (Illustrator)

  Thirty-two diverse poets explore moments of gratitude found throughout the year.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2020
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781541523630
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  The Undefeated

  By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)

  Alexander's poetry and Nelson's illustration pair wonderfully in this stunning ode to the courage and strength of African Americans.

  • Nonfiction, History, Poetry
  • John Newbery Medal 2020 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2020, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2020 (Medal Winner)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781328780966
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  Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement

  By Carole Boston Weatherford, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)

  The inspirational singer and Civil Rights activist comes to life in 22 brief, first person, free verse poems that seamlessly incorporate Hamer's own words. The biography takes her from a sharecropping child to a community leader.

  • Nonfiction, History, US History, Poetry, Biography
  • Notable Children's Books 2016, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2016 (Honor Title), Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2016 (Honor Title)
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9780763665319
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  When Green Becomes Tomatoes

  By Julie Fogliano, Julie Morstad (Illustrator)

  Quiet, whispered poems capture the internal world of a diverse cast of children, who delight in the changing seasons.

  • Nonfiction, Poetry
  • Notable Children's Books 2017
  • All Ages
  • ISBN: 9781596438521