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Poetry Books For Kids

Through rhythm, rhyme and creative wordplay, these books about poetry help kids build reading fluency while introducing them to different writing styles and language patterns.

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Popular Books

If You’re Happy and You Know It
Jack And Jill and Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling
All the World
I and I Bob Marley
Everything is a Poem
A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams
'Twas the Night Before Christmas
Pat-A-Cake
Ocean Soup: Tide-Pool Poems
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
If It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern Poems
Diddle, Diddle Dumpling
Los Gatos Black on Halloween
Explore Poetry!
Underneath My Bed: List Poems
R is for Rhyme: A Poetry Alphabet
Here In Harlem
Read, Recite, and Write Haiku

New Releases

A Child's Calendar
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
The Stuff of Stars
The Poem Forest
I and I Bob Marley
Before She Was Harriet
If You’re Happy and You Know It
Call Me Al
Moví la mano / I Moved My Hand
Kersplash! A Cloud Bursts
Is a Book a Box for Words?
Black Boys Dreaming
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
In the Spirit of a Dream: 13 Stories of American Immigrants of Color
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
Where We Come From
A Girl Like Me
A Fall Ball for All
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All the WorldI and I Bob MarleyEverything is a PoemA River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams'Twas the Night Before ChristmasPat-A-CakeOcean Soup: Tide-Pool PoemsCan I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and FriendshipIf It Rains Pancakes: Haiku and Lantern PoemsDiddle, Diddle DumplingLos Gatos Black on HalloweenExplore Poetry!Underneath My Bed: List PoemsR is for Rhyme: A Poetry AlphabetHere In HarlemRead, Recite, and Write HaikuRhyming PoemsPetsGarvey's ChoiceBefore She Was HarrietBaa, Baa Black Sheep'Twas the Night Before ChristmasA Treasury of Poems for ChildrenI Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Videos

If You’re Happy and You Know ItJack And Jill and Diddle, Diddle, DumplingTwinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; & Star Light, Star BrightLos Gatos Black On HalloweenPapa is a Poet: A Story about Robert FrostThe Rocket's Red Glare

Help your child grow through reading

Did you know?

  • Poetry can help children explore emotions and ideas through creative language and storytelling.
  • Rhymes and repeated sounds may support memory, vocabulary and early language development.
  • There are many different forms of poetry, including haikus, limericks and free verse poems.

How to make the most of Epic

For Parents
  • Share these poems during family read-aloud time or quiet reading sessions.
  • Invite kids to create their own rhymes, haikus or short poems after reading.
For Educators
  • Add poetry readings into classroom routines.
  • Explore how poems use rhythm, imagery and emotion to express ideas and feelings.

FAQ

Families and educators can use poetry books to spark creativity and imagination. Reading poems together can also help kids explore emotions and build a stronger connection to language.

Poetry books build reading skills by introducing rhythm, rhyme and playful language patterns. They encourage children to experiment with words while strengthening vocabulary and comprehension.

Poetry books work well during storytime, independent reading or classroom reading activities where kids can read aloud and discuss themes together.

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