talk2ham.1 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 I'm wondering about books of poetry for young children. I'd like a nice anthology of classics. Not just nursery rhymes and sunday school songs since I can get most of them online. I'm talking about the good classical poems that will give the children a foundational appreciation for poetry. My children are very young: the oldest is not even 6 years old yet; so illustrated poems would be great for helping them become engaged in the experience of each poem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristinannie Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Here is an old thread where I typed too much to repeat here. I have a poetry problem. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduemeche Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 This may not be what you're looking for, but Dr. Seuss is about the best you could ask for 5 and under. At this stage they need to get the concept of rhyming and rhythm, and his silly material can keep them engaged. I would be concerned that introducing more advanced material at this point would be ineffective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA6336 Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 As a poetry anthology used to introduce kids to good poetry with a variety of elements that increases in complexity, I really like The Harp & Laurel Wreath by Laurie Berquist. It is not, however, an illustrated kids-read-it to themselves picture book sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didadeewiththree Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 This is a cool website with quite a few poems from long ago... http://www.mainlesson.com/showbooksbytitle.php It might be more of the same you can find online though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talk2ham.1 Posted January 2, 2012 Author Share Posted January 2, 2012 Here is an old thread where I typed too much to repeat here. I have a poetry problem. :D Wow! The list of poetry and reviews for each in that post is AWESOME!!! Thanks! I had been looking at a couple of those books and appreciated your perspectives on them. So helpful, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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