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Sing With Your Baby Every Day: 30 songs and nursery rhymes to sing along to

Written by Claire Grace and Illustrated by Chloe Giordano

A keepsake volume of 30 classic nursery rhymes and songs to share with your baby, illustrated with...

Pre-K - K
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Leafy Landmarks: Travels with Trees

Written by Michelle Schaub and Illustrated by Anne Lambelet

Road trips can be a lot of fun, especially when there are intriguing places to visit and new things...

1st - 4th
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Explosion at the Poem Factory

Written by Kyle Lukoff and Illustrated by Mark Hoffmann

Kilmer Watts makes his living teaching piano lessons, but when automatic pianos arrive in town, he...

1st - 4th
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Windsongs: Poems about Weather

Written and Illustrated by Douglas Florian

Weather describes our atmosphere. Like whether it’s cloudy, or whether it’s clear. Whether it’s...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Hope is the Thing with Feathers

Written by Emily Dickinson and Illustrated by Tim Hopgood

Emily Dickinson’s beloved poem is beautifully brought to life by bestselling artist Tim Hopgood in...

K - 3rd
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The Honeybee

Written by Kirsten Hall and Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Bzzz…

What’s that?
Do you hear it?
You’re near it.
It’s closer,
it’s coming,
it’s buzzing,
it’s humming…

A...

Pre-K - 3rd
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From the Bellybutton of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano

Written by Francisco X. Alarcón and Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez

With a poet's magical vision, Francisco X. Alarcón takes young readers back to his childhood when he...

1st - 6th
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We've Got the Whole World in Our Hands / Tenemos el mundo entero en las manos

Written by Rafael López and Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Award-winning illustrator Rafael Lopez breathes new life to the famous spiritual with a bilingual...

Pre-K - K
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The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Written by Emily Winfield Martin

From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the...

Pre-K - K
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Alone

Written by Megan E. Freeman

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she...

5th - 9th
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Peanut Butter and Jelly: A Play Rhyme

Written and Illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

A favorite play rhyme takes on super-duper proportions as two children create a table-sized sandwich...

Pre-K - 1st
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Spooky Poems Aloud: 25 Poems to Frighten and Delight (Poetry to Perform)

Written by Joseph Coelho and Illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett

With a delightful blend of giggles and ghouls, this collection is designed for young readers and...

K - 2nd
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In My Little Eyes

Written by Juelz Davenport and Illustrated by Zoey Wolfe

In My Little Eyes is a collection of children's poems and illustrations that promote positivity and...

1st - 5th
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Skiddly Diddly Skat

Written by Bindy Bitterman and Illustrated by Rich Sigberman

What do a mouse and a cat have in common? Find out through rhyming verse, all set in a laundromat!

K - 3rd
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I Am the Book

Written by Lee Bennett Hopkins and Illustrated by Yayo

Readers will unlock a treasure trove of poems in this exuberant celebration of reading. A book is a...

1st - 3rd
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STEM: A Call to Leadership (2023 Edition)

Written by Dr. Artika Tyner & produced by Minnesota youth

STEM: A Call to Leadership Anthology was produced by Minnesota youth. Youth shared their reflections...

8th - 12th
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I AM NOT

Written by Ms. Kamille Denise Mohler and Illustrated by Mr. Art By Blaque
Ms. Kamille Denise Mohler wrote I Am Not at age 8.
3rd - 7th
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After Dark: Poems about Nocturnal Animals

Written by David L. Harrison and Illustrated by Stephanie Laberis
This collection of twenty-two poems explores the fascinating lives of North American nocturnal animals.
K - 4th
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Walking on a Moonbeam...And Other Views from the Creek Bank

Written by Bill McDonald

Walking on a Moonbeam is a collection of poems written during the author's career as an engineer...

8th - 12th
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All the World

Written by Liz Garton Scanlon and Illustrated by Marla Frazee

All the world is here.
It is there.
It is everywhere.
All the world is right where you are.
Now.


Fo...

Pre-K - 3rd
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What Is A Friend?

Written by Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong

To learn to be a good friend, kids need models of friendship. The 41 poems in this book guide us in...

3rd - 7th
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Sweetest Kulu

Written by Celina Kalluk and Illustrated by Alexandria Neonakis

This beautiful bedtime poem, written by acclaimed Inuit throat singer Celina Kalluk, describes the...

Pre-K -
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They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems

Written by David Bowles

Twelve-year-old Güero is Mexican American, at home with Spanish or English and on both sides of the...

6th - 8th
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Just Because

Written by Matthew McConaughey and Illustrated by Renee Kurilla

Just because I’m in the race,
doesn’t mean I’m fully ready.
Just because I’m shaking,
doesn’t mean
...

Pre-K - 3rd

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