Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems
10 best books like Wet Cement: A Mix of Concrete Poems (Bob Raczka): I Am Loved, Forest Has a Song: Poems, Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold, When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons, Firefly July: A Year of Very Short Poems, Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph, Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace, Stardines Swim High Across the Sky: and Other Poems, On the Wing, Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
| Author | Nikki Giovanni |
| ISBN | 1534404929 |
Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.
There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates...
| Author | Amy Ludwig VanDerwater |
| ISBN | 0618843493 |
A spider is a “never-tangling dangling spinner / knitting angles, trapping dinner.” A tree frog proposes, “Marry me. Please marry me… / Pick me now. / Make me your choice. / I’m one great frog / with one strong voice.” VanDerwater lets the denizens of the forest speak for themselves in twenty-six...
| Author | Joyce Sidman |
| ISBN | 0547906501 |
First thing: there is a fox on the cover and a fox on each page and yet there is not a poem to a fox; why? OK, the poems are about animals surviving the cold winter in nature. They are good poems. Then on the side they give a block of text on how the animals actually survive the cold with facts. My niece loves the...
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons
| Author | Julie Fogliano |
| ISBN | 1596438525 |
december 29
and i woke to a morning
that was quiet and white
the first snow
(just like magic) came on tip toes
overnight
Flowers blooming in sheets of snow make way for happy frogs dancing in the rain. Summer swims move over for autumn sweaters until the snow comes back...
| Author | Paul B. Janeczko |
| ISBN | 0763648426 |
Celebrated poet and anthologist Paul B. Janeczko pairs with Caldecott Honoree Melissa Sweet for a collection of short poems to sample and savor.
It only takes a few words, if they’re the right words, to create a strong image. Whether listened to in the comfort of a cozy lap or read independently,...
| Author | Roxane Orgill |
| ISBN | 0763669547 |
What happens when you invite as many jazz musicians as you can to pose for a photo in 1950s Harlem? Playful verse and glorious artwork capture an iconic moment for American jazz.
When Esquire magazine planned an issue to salute the American jazz scene in 1958, graphic designer Art Kane pitched...
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts About Peace
| Author | Anna Grossnickle Hines |
| ISBN | 0805089969 |
I can honestly say I absolutely LOVED this book! I really thought is was neat how the author made each page look life like and real I loved all of the different kinds of poems throughout the whole book. The use of colors were really great. I thought it was great how the author portrays and teaches young readers...
Stardines Swim High Across the Sky: and Other Poems
| Author | Jack Prelutsky |
| ISBN | 0062014641 |
The poet, author, and indomitable naturalist Jack Prelutsky, having returned safely from far-flung places with an extensive collection of unique creatures that are a blending of the animate and inanimate, has worked in close collaboration with the fine artist Carin Berger, who herself conducted...
| Author | David Elliott |
| ISBN | 0763653241 |
David Elliott’s witty verse takes flight with gorgeous illustrations in an enchanting look at fifteen avian species for birders of all ages.
Take to the sky to explore a glorious array of all things avian, from the tiny, restless hummingbird to the inscrutable horned owl to the majestic...
Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation.
How can Irene and Charles work together on their fifth grade poetry project? They don't know each other . . . and they're not sure they want to. Irene Latham,...
| Author | Andrea Davis Pinkney |
| ISBN | 0425287688 |
A celebration of the extraordinary life of Ezra Jack Keats, creator of The Snowy Day.
The story of The Snowy Day begins more than one hundred years ago, when Ezra Jack Keats was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. The family were struggling Polish immigrants, and despite Keats’s obvious talent, his...
| Author | Jorge Argueta |
| ISBN | 1554988497 |
Why are young people leaving their country to walk to the United States to seek a new, safe home? Over 100,000 such children have left Central America. This book of poetry helps us to understand why and what it is like to be them.
This powerful book by award-winning Salvadoran poet Jorge Argueta...
How can a firefly find the one, among so many? Exquisite photographs and poetic text evoke a sense of mystery and magic.
On a summer evening, just as the stars blink on, a firefly lands on a flower. Lights start to flash all around her — first one, then three, seven. Hundreds. Thousands. How will...
| Author | Deanna Caswell |
| ISBN | 1419718894 |
Guess Who, Haiku is a unique poetic guessing game illustrated by bestselling and beloved artist Bob Shea. Author Deanna Caswell’s playful take on the inventive Japaense form of poetry offers clues about the creatures hiding on every page in this creative and clever picture book of charmingly illustrated...
| Author | Rick Lieder |
| ISBN | 0763669040 |
Illuminated by exquisite photographs of eleven species of birds, a spare and elegant poem inspires readers to open their wings and soar.
Baby robins, open-beaked in their nest. Mallards winging to a new clime. Whether chickadees or cardinals, sparrows or starlings, here are commonly seen...
| Author | Marilyn Singer |
| ISBN | 0803739923 |
A new book of unique reversible poems based on Greek myths from the creator of Mirror Mirror
What happens when you hold up a mirror to poems about Greek myths? You get a brand-new perspective on the classics! And that is just what happens in Echo Echo, the newest collection of reverso poems...
| Author | Douglas Florian |
| ISBN | 1442426527 |
The buzz is big for Douglas Florian’s new poetry collection about the unBEElieveably unique lives of honeybees—and the vital role they play in our ecosystem.
Come inside the honeycomb—a busy, buzzy, bee-filled home—and learn about the unexpected wonders of these tiny insects’...
What is poetry? Is it glistening morning dew? Spider thinks so. Is it crisp leaves crunching? That’s what Squirrel says. Could it be a cool pond, sun-warmed sand, or moonlight on the grass? Maybe poetry is all of these things, as it is something special for everyone—you just have to take the time to...
| Author | Margarita Engle |
| ISBN | 0805098763 |
Musician, botanist, baseball player, pilot—the Latinos featured in this collection come from many different countries and from many different backgrounds. Celebrate their accomplishments and their contributions to a collective history and a community that continues to evolve and thrive...
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
I’m in the minority here because I wasn’t thrilled by this collection so I’ll be as brief as I can. I am a fan of Kwame Alexander, who along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth wrote poems in response to some of their favorite poets, including Maya Angelou, Bashō, Gwendolyn Brooks, Sandra...
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance
| Author | Nikki Grimes |
| ISBN | 1619635542 |
In this collection of poetry, Nikki Grimes looks afresh at the poets of the Harlem Renaissance -- including voices like Langston Hughes, Georgia Douglas Johnson, and many more writers of importance and resonance from this era -- by combining their work with her own original poetry. Using "The Golden...
Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales
| Author | Julie Paschkis |
| ISBN | 1627791035 |
This is a book of poems by Julie Paschkis. All the poems are about animals. The poems are written in both English and Spanish. Because the poems are simple and they are about a wide variety of interesting animals, they would appeal to younger children. Many of the poems are alliterative or rhyming and they...
"Dream Variation," one of Langston Hughes's poems about the dream of a world free of discrimination and racial prejudice is now a picture book.
To fling my arms wide
In some place of the sun,
To whirl and to dance
Till the white day is done....
Follow...
Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems
| Author | J. Patrick Lewis |
| ISBN | 0375866906 |
The U.S. Children's Poet Laureate and an award-winning children's poet join their prolific forces in this picture book of poems about cars. But they're not just any cars: there's the "Sloppy-Floppy-Nonstop-Jalopy" ("So unique there is no copy"); the Bathtub Limosine ("With hot water heating / And...
