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The Dream Keeper and Other Poems

10 best books like The Dream Keeper and Other Poems (Langston Hughes): Hailstones and Halibut Bones, Insectlopedia, Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems, Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart, Carver: A Life in Poems, Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices, Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost, The Blacker the Berry, What Have You Lost?, Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems

Hailstones and Halibut Bones
AuthorMary O'Neill
ISBN0385079117
These poems were okay (except for using "an Indian" as an example of the color Red. C'mon O'Neill, even leaving political correctness aside Native Americans are not actually carmine). They didn't do much for me, but I see many people really liked them, so ymmv.

I had the 1989 reissue with illustrations...
Insectlopedia
AuthorDouglas Florian
ISBN0152163352
I am not big on insects but this book was so much fun to read. Many of the poems have rhythm. In The Army Ants poem it sounds like the ants are marching as you read the poem. Other poems are shaped like the insect or what the insect does and have rhythm.In the Inchworm you can almost see the inchworm moving up and...
Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems
AuthorGeorgia Heard
ISBN1596432209
TRY THIS AT HOME. Poems to inspire young readers.

From Eileen Spinelli's many goodbyes to summer at the shore, to Avis Harley's catalog of ways to say hello across the globe, to a close look at the birds and animals outside Valiska Gregory's window in winter…Georgia Heard has collected list...
Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart
AuthorVera B. Williams
ISBN0060571829
This book of poetry is about how two sisters deal with the loss of having their father go to jail. The father goes to jail because he forged a check from his former employer. Amber and Essie find comfort in each other and they take care of each other. The poem "Best Sandwich" tells about how the sister cuddle...
Carver: A Life in Poems
AuthorMarilyn Nelson
ISBN1886910537
George Washington Carver was born a slave in Missouri about 1864 and was raised by the childless white couple who had owned his mother. In 1877 he left home in search of an education, eventually earning a master's degree. In 1896, Booker T. Washington invited Carver to start the agricultural department...
Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
AuthorWalter Dean Myers
ISBN0823418537
Acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers celebrates the people of Harlem with these powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball players, teachers, mail carriers, jazz artists, maids, veterans, nannies, students, and more....
Poetry for Young People: Robert Frost
AuthorRobert Frost
ISBN0806906332
"In an attractive large-size volume...25 poems to introduce Robert Frost to young people. The selections are arranged by the seasons, and Sorensen's handsome watercolor illustrations capture the feel of the New England landscape without in any way trying to provide literal images for the poetry....
The Blacker the Berry
AuthorJoyce Carol Thomas
ISBN0060253754
Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of...
What Have You Lost?
AuthorNaomi Shihab Nye
ISBN0380733072
What have you lost? A friend? A brother? A wallet? A memory? A meaning? A year?

Each Night

Images,
dream news,
fragments,
flash
then fade.
These darkened walls.

Here, I say.
Climb into
this story.
Be remembered!

Jay Bremyer

00-01...
Swimming Upstream: Middle School Poems
AuthorKristine O'Connell George
ISBN0618152504
Award-winning poet Kristine O’Connell George, author of several successful picture books, now turns her attention to the middle school experience. The first year brings an array of challenges: making new friends, moving from class to class, tests and homework, changing for PE, gossip, school...
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems
AuthorEloise Greenfield
ISBN0064430979
An ALA Notable Children's Book, Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems includes sixteen poems that tell of love and the simple joys of everyday life, seen through the eyes of a child: playing with a friend, skipping rope, riding on a train—or keeping Mama company till Daddy gets back.

Each of these...
In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
AuthorJavaka Steptoe
ISBN1584300167
In this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor, and grace. Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson,...
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat
AuthorNikki Giovanni
ISBN1402210485
Hip Hop Speaks to Children is a celebration of poetry with a beat. Poetry can have both a rhyme and a rhythm. Sometimes it is obvious; sometimes it is hidden. But either way, make no mistake, poetry is as vibrant and exciting as it gets. And when you find yourself clapping your hands or tapping your feet,...
Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo (Poems)
AuthorLinda Sue Park
ISBN0618234837
A sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible, and the witty last line winds up each poem with a surprise. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected, amazing aspects of the...
Bronzeville Boys and Girls
AuthorGwendolyn Brooks
ISBN0060295058
This classic picture book from Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, paired with full-color illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold, explores the lives and dreams of the children who live together in an urban neighborhood. In 1956, Gwendolyn Brooks created thirty-four...
Meet Danitra Brown
AuthorNikki Grimes
ISBN0688154719
Grimes, N. (1997). Meet Danitra Brown. (F. Cooper, Illus.). New York, NY: HarperCollins.

Genre: Poetry, Juvenile poetry Recommended grade level: 3-4 Format: African American Poetry and Picture book
Themes: Friendship, bullying, and family Major Awards: Coretta Scott King Illustrator...
If Not for the Cat
AuthorJack Prelutsky
ISBN0060596775
A creature whispers:

If not for the cat,
And the scarcity of cheese,
I could be content.

Who is this creature?
What does it like to eat?
Can you solve the riddle?

Seventeen haiku composed by master poet Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by renowned artist Ted...
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