April is National Poetry Month! Help your kids celebrate by listening to poetry and creating your own. The Academy of American Poets has lots of great resources on its website to help you. These books from the Library might be inspiring too!
Behold Our Magical Garden: Poems Fresh From a School Garden by Allan Wolf.
Away with Words! Wise & Witty Poems for Language Lovers by Mary Ann Hoberman.
Spi-Ku: A Clutter of Short Verse on Eight Legs by Leslie Bulion.
Hard-Boiled Bugs for Breakfast and Other Tasty Poems by Jack Prelutsky.
Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki Grimes.
The Dirt Book: Poems About Animals That Live Beneath Our Feet by David Harrison.
A Child's Introduction to Poetry: Listen While You Learn About the Magic Words That Have Moved Mountains, Won Battles and Made Us Laugh and Cry by Michael Driscoll.
Questions or need more ideas? Email imagine@thelibrary.org