The Random House Book Of Poetry For Children

Since initial publication in 1983, this vast anthology of poetry for children has enjoyed critical praise as a definitive collection that includes a broad spectrum of authors both North American and English. Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Langston Hughes, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Gwendolyn Brooks and Shel Silverstein are among the lyrical voices selected by esteemed anthologist Jack Prelutsky for The Random House Book of Poetry for Children. Covering such broad and appealing topics as nature, animals, children, home and family, the editor and his collaborator, Caldecott Medallist and Frog and Toad series creator Arnold Lobel, employ a delicate touch in making poetry accessible, relevant and enjoyable to kids between the ages of five and 11. With more than 500 poems celebrating playground chants and nonsense rhymes, anonymous poems and lines that are scary, silly or even sad, your children will get an introduction to English-language poetry that will stay with them for life.