Twelve-year-old Autumn loves to write, and she can't wait to grow up and be a published author. She...

All Jeremy wants is a pair of those shoes, the ones everyone at school seems to be wearing. Though Jeremy’s grandma says they don’t have room for "want," just "need," when his old shoes fall apart at school, he is more determined than ever to have those shoes.

Poems accessible to young readers about familiar topics: grass, a dog, marbles, a caterpillar, and a...