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Can anyone please recommend a poetry book for littles?
I am trying to *broaden our horizons*, if you will, over here and thought I would incorporate some poetry into our weekly routine of things.
Thanks!
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A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the quintessential books of poetry for children.
Also, A. A. Milne books.
There are a host of anthologies. One of the most popular is Laura Berquist's The Harp and the Laurel Wreath. It is used in Mother of Divine Grace curriculum. I don't actually own it personally, but I had a recent conversation with a homeschool mom I rarely see, and she had a great point I hadn't considered. She referenced the idea of "common culture" and how the popularity of that book as the poetry children in the world of homeschooling learn creates a common culture where children are learning the same quality poems. So, you meet homeschoolers from various places and backgrounds, but they all sort of share in knowledge of these particular pieces.
That's probably completely off-topic, but I thought it was an interesting point and a good reason for, all things being equal, choosing to use those particular poems.
Many such poems are in the public domain, and I've printed and used Ambleside Online's collection of poems which are arranged by grade and month (often related seasonally to the time of year).
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My childhood was greatly enriched by My Brimful Book, which has Mother Goose rhymes, poetry (the poetry section was illustrated by Tasha Tudor!) and animal stories (nonfiction). We wore out one copy and my mother replaced it. I still have it and treasure it.
It is out of print but you can find used copies for $11-$15.
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We love poetry here. How little is little? For the under kindergarten set:
Poems and Prayers for the Very Young
Mother Goose with nice illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith
Illustrated "story" poems are a little longer, but they might like:
Casey at the Bat
Paul Revere's Ride
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening
These plus Robert Louis Stevenson and A.A. Milne have been our favorites!
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The book I read from every morning is Helen Ferris' Favorite Poems Old and New, which is another one of those classic poetry anthologies.
For an illustrated option, The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems is a nice choice.
And a well-illustrated version of Robert Louis Stevenson is a must.
I have found that almost any good, classic anthology has poems appropriate for children--it doesn't need to be a book specifically designed for them. My littles like hearing me read from the Norton Anthology of Poetry, etc., which I have from my college days. 
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| I don't actually own it personally, but I had a recent conversation with a homeschool mom I rarely see, and she had a great point I hadn't considered. She referenced the idea of "common culture" and how the popularity of that book as the poetry children in the world of homeschooling learn creates a common culture where children are learning the same quality poems. So, you meet homeschoolers from various places and backgrounds, but they all sort of share in knowledge of these particular pieces. |
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Great point, Lindsay. Thanks for sharing this!
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CrunchyMom wrote:
There are a host of anthologies. One of the most popular is Laura Berquist's The Harp and the Laurel Wreath. It is used in Mother of Divine Grace curriculum. I don't actually own it personally, but I had a recent conversation with a homeschool mom I rarely see, and she had a great point I hadn't considered. She referenced the idea of "common culture" and how the popularity of that book as the poetry children in the world of homeschooling learn creates a common culture where children are learning the same quality poems. So, you meet homeschoolers from various places and backgrounds, but they all sort of share in knowledge of these particular pieces. |
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This is a good point. I love this collection. Someone else suggested a well illustrated version of RLS and I think I will look into that myself as my dd is learning a bunch of RLS poems through the Harp and the Laurel Wreath and we always like nice illustrations :) For now we just enjoy the illustrations she does herself after learning a poem :)
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We love the ones mentioned. I just wanted to add a few others we've also enjoyed:
Chicken Soup with Rice by Maurice Sendak (about months)
A Child's Calendar by John Updike
Kate Greenways Family Treasury (it includes Under the Window and Marigold Garden by Kate Greenway) This one might be harder to find but the pictures are adorable.
Lindsay, great point!! It's wonderful for our children!
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Here are my two favorite anthologies:
:: Sing a Song of Popcorn. This one has always been our favorite!
:: Read Aloud Rhymes for the Very Young
And, this one is good too, although my kids aren't as drawn to it as the others. I think it's "more" than the other two, too busy? too much?
Random House Book of Poetry for Children
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We like Eugene Field.. the Duel (the gingham dog and the calico cat), Wynken Blynken and Nod, The Sugarplum Tree, Fiddle-dee-dee
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Just in case your a Tomei dePaola fan. I had to come back and add this one: Book of Poems. It has a nice collection with of course his great illustrations. 
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