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Poetry Books for Children

April is Poetry Month. Celebrate by reading some fantastic poetry collection books.

Markham Public Library

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  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    the Poems & Drawings of Shel Silverstein. --

    Silverstein, Shel
    A Classic Poet. A must read collection.
    Book, 2004New York : HarperCollins, c2004. — 9722 SILVE
  • A Canadian Classic
    Book, 2012Toronto : HarperCollins, 2012, c1974. — 9712 LEE
  • Book, 2009New York : Puffin Books, 2009, c1982. — 9733 DAHL
  • Seuss-isms!

    a Guide to Life for Those Just Starting Out--and Those Already on Their Way

    Seuss, Dr
    Dr. Seuss was a fantasic poet with a great sense of humour
    Book, 2015New York : Random House, [2015] — 9722 SEUSS
  • I Wish I Had a Wookiee

    and Other Poems for Our Galaxy

    Doescher, Ian
    Book, 2021Philadelphia : Quirk Books, [2021] — 9722 DOESC
  • Animal Ark

    Celebrating Our Wild World in Poetry and Pictures

    Alexander, Kwame
    Book, 2017Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017] — 9722 ALEXA
  • Book, 2010Naperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, c2010. — 9722 POETR
  • Beautiful Day!

    Petite Poems for All Seasons

    Pappa, Rodoula
    Book, 2021Petaluma, California : Cameron Kids, 2021. — 9722 PAPPA
  • Sharing the Seasons

    a Book of Poems

    Book, 2010New York ; Toronto : Simon & Schuster Children's Pub., c2010. — 9724 SHARI
  • Countdown to Summer

    a Poem for Every Day of the School Year

    Lewis, J. Patrick
    Book, 2009New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009. — 9722 LEWIS
  • Book, 2018New York : Scholastic Press, [2018] — 9722 PINKN
  • This is a Picture Book that has a series of Haiku Poems for younger children. They are written in an interactive guessing game style.
    Book, 2016New York : Abrams Appleseed, 2016. — JP CASWE
  • Falling Up

    Poems and Drawings

    Silverstein, Shel
    Book, 2015New York : HarperCollins, 2015. — 9722 SILVE 2015