Back to Kids' Booklists Young People's Poetry April is National Poetry Month and Young People's Poetry Week begins April 13th. Celebrate by checking out some of our poetry resources! If you need help finding more books, just ask your librarian. | Poetry for Young Readers | Poetry for Older Readers | Poetry Websites | Poetry for Young Readers JP Cuetara Baby Business JP Mother Mother Goose Rhymes J 821 Milne When We were Very Young J 821.08 Withers A Rocket in My Pocket : The Rhymes and Chants of Young Americans Poetry for Older Readers J 811.008 Falling Falling Down the Page: A Book of List Poems J 811.54 Johnston The Ancestors are Singing J 811.54 Ackerman Animal Sense J 811.54 Peters Earthshake : Poems From the Ground Up J 811.5408 Slam Slam Dunk : Basketball Poems J 821 Stevenson A Child's Garden of Verses J 973.4109 Chandra George Washington's Teeth Poetry Websites Mary Ann Hoberman Mary Ann Hoberman, the new Children's Poet Laureate shares poems and more on her website Jack Prelutsky Read some poems of the first Children's Poet Laureate Shel Silverstein Listen to the poet read his funny poems aloud Giggle Poetry Funny poetry and poetry fun! Kidz Page Poetry and verse for children and by children Poetry Foundation Use Poetry Tool to explore poetry and poets Word Dance Learn how to create Haiku poetry   Find more poetry resources on our Poetry Picks for Kids web page! Children's Services Santa Clara County Library Updated March, 2009 Back to Top