Best Poetry For Kids Books

Best Free Poetry For Kids Books of 2024

  • Smiles A Book of Recitations for Girls reviews

    Smiles A Book of Recitations for Girls Book Reviews

    Alice Lewis Richards

    This book of rhymed verse was written with the intention that children would memorize and recite the poems therein. The author dedicated the collection to her daughter, whom she ho...

  • Finding Molly reviews

    Finding Molly Book Reviews

    Molly Bresnahan Clark

    Friends! Families! Loved ones! People I sorta know from that one time! Mystical strangers! I wrote a little book about my life. I started this Epic Poem 7 years ago, but it feels l...

  • A Book for Kids reviews

    A Book for Kids Book Reviews

    C. J. Dennis

    This 1921 book’s title is only slightly deceptive. While it collects classic rhymes and stories by the likes of Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, it is extremely accessible: a great int...

  • Pickled Poems reviews

    Pickled Poems Book Reviews

    Janelle Bailey & Emily Bailey

    Why are there mice swimming in the loo, what are those llamas wearing, and just who is Cherub Ian? Discover all this and more in Pickled Poems, an Aussie anthology of nonsense vers...

  • Lazy Ladybug reviews

    Lazy Ladybug Book Reviews

    Keith Jandzinski

    In the tiny woods, in a tiny town, a little ladybug by the name of Laggy has just gotten off of school. Unfortunately for him, his big flight is on Monday, and he must study hard! ...

  • Hook Club reviews

    Hook Club Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    In this sequel to Dog Days, April and her friends start a book club that April promises to stay loyal to. But one day, Pino the Chihuahua's birthday party comes around and Apr...

  • Because I wanna walk reviews

    Because I wanna walk Book Reviews

    Sorato

    【Picture bookLet's walk without thinking anything!!

  • Simple Rhymes and Poems for Young Children reviews

    Simple Rhymes and Poems for Young Children Book Reviews

    Peter Allchin

    These twenty seven original rhymes and poems have been especially written for young children. Some of the rhymes contain just four lines, making them easy to remember. Other rhymes...

  • O pequeno livro de hai-kais do Menino Maluquinho reviews

    O pequeno livro de hai-kais do Menino Maluquinho Book Reviews

    Ziraldo

    O pequeno livro de haikais do Menino Maluquinho é uma singela amostra gratuita dos poemas que compõem o livro Os haikais do Menino Maluquinho . O haikai é uma pequena composição po...

  • Mr Turtle and a world full of color reviews

    Mr Turtle and a world full of color Book Reviews

    Joseph, Holecek

    A short and whimsical book of delightful poems by an imaginative and creative eleven year old. Both kids and adults will enjoy.

  • Only Ona reviews

    Only Ona Book Reviews

    Dory Lee Maske

    Ona is left at home to take care of her brother while her father goes off to sell his wares at the market. Her father does not return that day or the next or the next. An owl stops...

  • Dog Days reviews

    Dog Days Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    Carmella, April, Sam, and Henry are all desperate dogs trying to win an icecream selling contest. Carmella and April play fair, but Sam and Henry decide to not be a good sport. The...

  • Down to Earth reviews

    Down to Earth Book Reviews

    Weylan Tiankong

    A short essay which reminds children to take care of the planet.

  • Brooke Rescues A Puppy reviews

    Brooke Rescues A Puppy Book Reviews

    William C. Lentini

    Brooke Rescues A Puppy” is a picture book about a little girl with a big heart who finds an injured and abandoned puppy. With love and kindness, she nurses the puppy back to health...

  • Unhinged reviews

    Unhinged Book Reviews

    Richard Clark

    "Can you imagine a world without doors?" This sweet little picture book imagines how nice life would be if we didn't put barriers between us. For little ones everywh...

  • The Little Legs of Cows reviews

    The Little Legs of Cows Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    The Little Legs of Cows makes children reexamine cows and many other things as well. It alerts them to paying closer attention to everything around them. It stretches the imaginati...

  • Toothache reviews

    Toothache Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    In this sequel to Carastrophe, Pip, Sara, Bounce, and Nip are in a new adventure, and this time, Sara learns a lesson about teeth. When Pip takes her to play golf, she gets hit in ...

  • What the Kid Did reviews

    What the Kid Did Book Reviews

    Jim Parker Dixon

    Now there was a kid, this kid was Sid, And this is what he did when he flipped his lid.

  • MOON SONG reviews

    MOON SONG Book Reviews

    David Gregory

    A loving, lyrical, lunar ode to understanding it’s okay to not be okay. Illustrated with a dreamy detail with washes of whimsy that deliver a heartfelt message with a gentle touch ...

  • Bulldoze Bullying reviews

    Bulldoze Bullying Book Reviews

    Jaren Voigt

    A collection of poems on the subject of bullying. Written by 9 year old Jaren Voigt and illustrated by Jaren and her class mates. When you bully someone you often do not realize wh...

  • Elephants All We Do reviews

    Elephants All We Do Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    Our tails are tied to our trunks by our middle. We're big and round and possibly silly. We wiggle our walk and bellow our talk, our life together is all fair weather…"

  • Cat-astrophe reviews

    Cat-astrophe Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    Young Pip Horner is determined to make friends with someone on her first day of preschool. After making frinds with some cats named Nip and Bounce, she gets rejected by Sparkle and...

  • The Greatest Day reviews

    The Greatest Day Book Reviews

    Peter Sbardelli

    The Greatest Day is a story of helping others and asking for help. Three friends have the greatest day because they help each other along the way. Matt the cat, Peanut the dog, mee...

  • Courage Creek reviews

    Courage Creek Book Reviews

    Casey Murray

    I hated that feeling, the Blush caused by shame They loved to see it, a visible victory Of their bully’s game I wished there were other ways to walk home Ways that avoided this tor...

  • 4 Seasons reviews

    4 Seasons Book Reviews

    James Ng

    After reading this you are about to enter into a child’s book of imagination. Imagine yourself opening a door into the illustrations and you can feel the sun shining on your face. ...

  • Jen the Dragon reviews

    Jen the Dragon Book Reviews

    Shanna Finoulst

    Jen the Dragon is a rhyming children's picture book that will make the perfect bedtime story. So proud to now present you, my little work of art. A story of a dragon, who I ho...

  • Rhymes-a-lot reviews

    Rhymes-a-lot Book Reviews

    Janet McNulty

    Welcome to the ttown ofRhymesalot. Where its children are a quirky lot. Cockmakes, laplighters, maids, and squirrels Will take you on quite a whirl. So stop on by and say, "He...

  • Buttons reviews

    Buttons Book Reviews

    Robert Peake & Valerie Kampmeier

    A story about love and friendship for children of all ages. Based on a poem, this is the storybook companion to the awardwinning short film.

  • Polo the Poet reviews

    Polo the Poet Book Reviews

    Sruthi Hamsini

    Get to know this goofy, funny and adorable german shepherd dog named Polo, as he talks in rhyme about his doggy friends, his human parents and his fantastic experiences everyday. S...

  • Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice reviews

    Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice Book Reviews

    The Indie Collaboration

    Another collection of children’s stories and poems from The Indie Collaboration. Once again we take you to faraway lands of magic and moonbeams, wishes and daydreams, cookies and i...

  • Food for the Mind reviews

    Food for the Mind Book Reviews

    John-the-Giant-Killer

    A beautiful rare book from 1778, this is an illustrated collection of riddles by an author known only as “JohntheGiantKiller, Esquire.” It is dedicated to “the great and little goo...

  • SOCKS reviews

    SOCKS Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    Children memorize SOCKS in a matter of minutes. It's a wonderful story to act out and Imagination sparks! Vivid imagery. For young and up.

  • Purdy Punny Poems reviews

    Purdy Punny Poems Book Reviews

    donna meyer

    childrens book of poems intended for primary grade children

  • Where the Universe Starts reviews

    Where the Universe Starts Book Reviews

    Troy Polsley

    My son was diagnosed in utero with Tetralogy of Fallot, a type of Congenital Heart Disease. After two open heart surgeries and a lot of time in the hospital he is now a happy, vibr...

  • Frog and Toad and a Game of Three. reviews

    Frog and Toad and a Game of Three. Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    "As all turns under us and something fine and beautiful is coming around please let it be a surprise."

  • Gerald Dreams reviews

    Gerald Dreams Book Reviews

    Louise Kleingeld, Al Ingham, Emma Lowe & Esther Zorn

    Gerald thinks about what he could do if her had super powers something we all think about every now and then. Gerald realises we could be anything; but we need to be happy just be...

  • Fantastic Poems reviews

    Fantastic Poems Book Reviews

    2B ACPS

    Do you like reading about... pets? holidays? mums and dads? sunny days? spiderman? easter? Then this book is for you! You can read some perfectly picked poems written by the supers...

  • The Angry Wind reviews

    The Angry Wind Book Reviews

    Angela Hope

    The angry wind has fallen asleep Hush…Don’t wake him up!

  • Oracles from the Poets reviews

    Oracles from the Poets Book Reviews

    Caroline Gilman

    In this gem from 19thcentury Massachusetts, Caroline Gilman introduces young readers to the lost art of bibliomancy – using quotations from books (here, from great poets) to perfor...

  • There is an Elephant on the Cover reviews

    There is an Elephant on the Cover Book Reviews

    Kurt Beard

    There is an Elephant on the Cover; and other poems for the kids is a collection of kids poems written by Kurt Beard. The poems were inspired by his love of the writings of of Shel ...

Best Paid Poetry For Kids Books of 2024

  • Smiles A Book of Recitations for Girls reviews

    Smiles A Book of Recitations for Girls Book Reviews

    Alice Lewis Richards

    This book of rhymed verse was written with the intention that children would memorize and recite the poems therein. The author dedicated the collection to her daughter, whom she ho...

  • Finding Molly reviews

    Finding Molly Book Reviews

    Molly Bresnahan Clark

    Friends! Families! Loved ones! People I sorta know from that one time! Mystical strangers! I wrote a little book about my life. I started this Epic Poem 7 years ago, but it feels l...

  • A Book for Kids reviews

    A Book for Kids Book Reviews

    C. J. Dennis

    This 1921 book’s title is only slightly deceptive. While it collects classic rhymes and stories by the likes of Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde, it is extremely accessible: a great int...

  • Pickled Poems reviews

    Pickled Poems Book Reviews

    Janelle Bailey & Emily Bailey

    Why are there mice swimming in the loo, what are those llamas wearing, and just who is Cherub Ian? Discover all this and more in Pickled Poems, an Aussie anthology of nonsense vers...

  • Lazy Ladybug reviews

    Lazy Ladybug Book Reviews

    Keith Jandzinski

    In the tiny woods, in a tiny town, a little ladybug by the name of Laggy has just gotten off of school. Unfortunately for him, his big flight is on Monday, and he must study hard! ...

  • Hook Club reviews

    Hook Club Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    In this sequel to Dog Days, April and her friends start a book club that April promises to stay loyal to. But one day, Pino the Chihuahua's birthday party comes around and Apr...

  • Because I wanna walk reviews

    Because I wanna walk Book Reviews

    Sorato

    【Picture bookLet's walk without thinking anything!!

  • Simple Rhymes and Poems for Young Children reviews

    Simple Rhymes and Poems for Young Children Book Reviews

    Peter Allchin

    These twenty seven original rhymes and poems have been especially written for young children. Some of the rhymes contain just four lines, making them easy to remember. Other rhymes...

  • O pequeno livro de hai-kais do Menino Maluquinho reviews

    O pequeno livro de hai-kais do Menino Maluquinho Book Reviews

    Ziraldo

    O pequeno livro de haikais do Menino Maluquinho é uma singela amostra gratuita dos poemas que compõem o livro Os haikais do Menino Maluquinho . O haikai é uma pequena composição po...

  • Mr Turtle and a world full of color reviews

    Mr Turtle and a world full of color Book Reviews

    Joseph, Holecek

    A short and whimsical book of delightful poems by an imaginative and creative eleven year old. Both kids and adults will enjoy.

  • Only Ona reviews

    Only Ona Book Reviews

    Dory Lee Maske

    Ona is left at home to take care of her brother while her father goes off to sell his wares at the market. Her father does not return that day or the next or the next. An owl stops...

  • Dog Days reviews

    Dog Days Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    Carmella, April, Sam, and Henry are all desperate dogs trying to win an icecream selling contest. Carmella and April play fair, but Sam and Henry decide to not be a good sport. The...

  • Down to Earth reviews

    Down to Earth Book Reviews

    Weylan Tiankong

    A short essay which reminds children to take care of the planet.

  • Brooke Rescues A Puppy reviews

    Brooke Rescues A Puppy Book Reviews

    William C. Lentini

    Brooke Rescues A Puppy” is a picture book about a little girl with a big heart who finds an injured and abandoned puppy. With love and kindness, she nurses the puppy back to health...

  • Unhinged reviews

    Unhinged Book Reviews

    Richard Clark

    "Can you imagine a world without doors?" This sweet little picture book imagines how nice life would be if we didn't put barriers between us. For little ones everywh...

  • The Little Legs of Cows reviews

    The Little Legs of Cows Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    The Little Legs of Cows makes children reexamine cows and many other things as well. It alerts them to paying closer attention to everything around them. It stretches the imaginati...

  • Toothache reviews

    Toothache Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    In this sequel to Carastrophe, Pip, Sara, Bounce, and Nip are in a new adventure, and this time, Sara learns a lesson about teeth. When Pip takes her to play golf, she gets hit in ...

  • What the Kid Did reviews

    What the Kid Did Book Reviews

    Jim Parker Dixon

    Now there was a kid, this kid was Sid, And this is what he did when he flipped his lid.

  • MOON SONG reviews

    MOON SONG Book Reviews

    David Gregory

    A loving, lyrical, lunar ode to understanding it’s okay to not be okay. Illustrated with a dreamy detail with washes of whimsy that deliver a heartfelt message with a gentle touch ...

  • Bulldoze Bullying reviews

    Bulldoze Bullying Book Reviews

    Jaren Voigt

    A collection of poems on the subject of bullying. Written by 9 year old Jaren Voigt and illustrated by Jaren and her class mates. When you bully someone you often do not realize wh...

  • Elephants All We Do reviews

    Elephants All We Do Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    Our tails are tied to our trunks by our middle. We're big and round and possibly silly. We wiggle our walk and bellow our talk, our life together is all fair weather…"

  • Cat-astrophe reviews

    Cat-astrophe Book Reviews

    Ashlynn Elliott

    Young Pip Horner is determined to make friends with someone on her first day of preschool. After making frinds with some cats named Nip and Bounce, she gets rejected by Sparkle and...

  • The Greatest Day reviews

    The Greatest Day Book Reviews

    Peter Sbardelli

    The Greatest Day is a story of helping others and asking for help. Three friends have the greatest day because they help each other along the way. Matt the cat, Peanut the dog, mee...

  • Courage Creek reviews

    Courage Creek Book Reviews

    Casey Murray

    I hated that feeling, the Blush caused by shame They loved to see it, a visible victory Of their bully’s game I wished there were other ways to walk home Ways that avoided this tor...

  • 4 Seasons reviews

    4 Seasons Book Reviews

    James Ng

    After reading this you are about to enter into a child’s book of imagination. Imagine yourself opening a door into the illustrations and you can feel the sun shining on your face. ...

  • Jen the Dragon reviews

    Jen the Dragon Book Reviews

    Shanna Finoulst

    Jen the Dragon is a rhyming children's picture book that will make the perfect bedtime story. So proud to now present you, my little work of art. A story of a dragon, who I ho...

  • Rhymes-a-lot reviews

    Rhymes-a-lot Book Reviews

    Janet McNulty

    Welcome to the ttown ofRhymesalot. Where its children are a quirky lot. Cockmakes, laplighters, maids, and squirrels Will take you on quite a whirl. So stop on by and say, "He...

  • Buttons reviews

    Buttons Book Reviews

    Robert Peake & Valerie Kampmeier

    A story about love and friendship for children of all ages. Based on a poem, this is the storybook companion to the awardwinning short film.

  • Polo the Poet reviews

    Polo the Poet Book Reviews

    Sruthi Hamsini

    Get to know this goofy, funny and adorable german shepherd dog named Polo, as he talks in rhyme about his doggy friends, his human parents and his fantastic experiences everyday. S...

  • Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice reviews

    Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice Book Reviews

    The Indie Collaboration

    Another collection of children’s stories and poems from The Indie Collaboration. Once again we take you to faraway lands of magic and moonbeams, wishes and daydreams, cookies and i...

  • Food for the Mind reviews

    Food for the Mind Book Reviews

    John-the-Giant-Killer

    A beautiful rare book from 1778, this is an illustrated collection of riddles by an author known only as “JohntheGiantKiller, Esquire.” It is dedicated to “the great and little goo...

  • SOCKS reviews

    SOCKS Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    Children memorize SOCKS in a matter of minutes. It's a wonderful story to act out and Imagination sparks! Vivid imagery. For young and up.

  • Purdy Punny Poems reviews

    Purdy Punny Poems Book Reviews

    donna meyer

    childrens book of poems intended for primary grade children

  • Where the Universe Starts reviews

    Where the Universe Starts Book Reviews

    Troy Polsley

    My son was diagnosed in utero with Tetralogy of Fallot, a type of Congenital Heart Disease. After two open heart surgeries and a lot of time in the hospital he is now a happy, vibr...

  • Frog and Toad and a Game of Three. reviews

    Frog and Toad and a Game of Three. Book Reviews

    Ian Hutton

    "As all turns under us and something fine and beautiful is coming around please let it be a surprise."

  • Gerald Dreams reviews

    Gerald Dreams Book Reviews

    Louise Kleingeld, Al Ingham, Emma Lowe & Esther Zorn

    Gerald thinks about what he could do if her had super powers something we all think about every now and then. Gerald realises we could be anything; but we need to be happy just be...

  • Fantastic Poems reviews

    Fantastic Poems Book Reviews

    2B ACPS

    Do you like reading about... pets? holidays? mums and dads? sunny days? spiderman? easter? Then this book is for you! You can read some perfectly picked poems written by the supers...

  • The Angry Wind reviews

    The Angry Wind Book Reviews

    Angela Hope

    The angry wind has fallen asleep Hush…Don’t wake him up!

  • Oracles from the Poets reviews

    Oracles from the Poets Book Reviews

    Caroline Gilman

    In this gem from 19thcentury Massachusetts, Caroline Gilman introduces young readers to the lost art of bibliomancy – using quotations from books (here, from great poets) to perfor...

  • There is an Elephant on the Cover reviews

    There is an Elephant on the Cover Book Reviews

    Kurt Beard

    There is an Elephant on the Cover; and other poems for the kids is a collection of kids poems written by Kurt Beard. The poems were inspired by his love of the writings of of Shel ...