Rosie Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I'd like to memorize more poetry with my children and I think using picture books would be wonderful. It seems like it would be much easier for them to memorize if they also have a visual. Does anyone have any good suggestions? I'm specifically thinking of one poem per book, not an anthology.... Thank you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloggermom Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We really liked Eric Carle's Animals Animals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkid Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Jack Prelutsky's The Wizard is beautifully done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 My kids have really enjoyed Mixed Beasts by Wallace Edwards and Kenyon Cox. It is a funny mix of light verses about nonsensical "mixed" animals with witty hidden illustrations of real animals, like a fiddler crab drawn to really look like a fiddle and crab. It's verse and puns and Where's Waldo all together. Also, following along those lines, we've enjoyed Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant by Jack Prelutsky and several books by Douglas Florian, including Omnibeasts, Zoo's Who, and Insectlopedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We really like this edition of "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer." http://www.amazon.com/Heard-Learnd-Astronomer-Golden-Honors/dp/0689863977/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328495139&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Posted February 7, 2012 Author Share Posted February 7, 2012 Thank you for the suggestions, everyone! I'll check into these! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missouri Okie Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) Block City by Robert Louis Stevenson Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost :iagree: Love these! Here are some of our favorite poems from single volumes. I'll post again if I think of more. The Owl and the Pussycat The Quangle Wangle's Hat (DS5's favorite) Oddhopper Opera Hiawatha My Shadow The Spider and the Fly If: A Father's Advice to His Son Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (all-time favorite!) ETA: How could I forget Paul Revere's Ride? You must do this one when you do American history! :D ETA2: The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat is DD's favorite. I'm sure more will come to me... Edited February 7, 2012 by Alte Veste Academy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Oh, now you've got me started! And just when I was weeding out books for our move too... :tongue_smilie: I just bought Nothing But Miracles by Walt Whitman for my DD. It has cats. And it's Walt Whitman. It was hopeless. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristin0713 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 We love A Child's Calendar by John Updike! There is one poem for each month of the year, they are beautiful and have beautiful illustrations. We checked this out of the library three times and then I finally bought a copy. http://www.amazon.com/Childs-Calendar-John-Updike/dp/0823417662 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 We love A Child's Calendar by John Updike! There is one poem for each month of the year, they are beautiful and have beautiful illustrations. We checked this out of the library three times and then I finally bought a copy. http://www.amazon.com/Childs-Calendar-John-Updike/dp/0823417662 Wonderful! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The Beastly Verse series is very fun -- one poem per book: Oliphaunt (Tolkien) The Crocodile (Carroll) The Caterpillar (Rossetti) The Mouse in the Wainscot (Serraillier) Cats (Farjeon) The Hippopotamus (Nash) The Jolly Woodchuck (Edey) The Reason for the Pelican (Ciardi) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 We really like the Poetry for Young People Series (one poet at a time, including a short bio). Also, A Family of Poems is a nice resource for children. Dh likes Where The Sidewalk Ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 We really like the Poetry for Young People Series (one poet at a time, including a short bio). :iagree: Those are great. We have more than ten now- someone keeps donating them to the library's used book store. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in LV Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I'm enjoying this thread. I'm not sure if this counts, but my 5 yo son is currently going bonkers over Shel Silverstein's "Giraffe and a Half". He isn't into reading at all, but he wants to read this book to anybody who will sit & listen. And he laughs the whole way through each time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 This one! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Tasha Tudor. This is my kids' favorite by a mile. A Family of Poems collected by Caroline Kennedy Paul Revere's Ride illustrated by Ted Rand Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot illustrated by Edward Gorey Poetry Speaks to Children The Star Spangled Banner by Peter Spier - fabulous with a study of the war of 1812 too. Zoo by Ogden Nash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Poetry Speaks to Children :iagree: My children have most of this memorized just from casual listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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