The Random House Book of Poetry for Children

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The Random House Book of Poetry for Children was recognized upon its publication in 1983 as an invaluable collection--a modern classic--and it has not since been surpassed. Five hundred poems, selected by poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky, are divided into broad subject areas such as nature, seasons, living things, children, and home. The poems of Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Gwendolyn Brooks populate the book's pages, while Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, and Shel Silverstein ensure that the collection delights even the most reluctant readers of rhyme. Playground chants, anonymous rhymes, scary poems, silly verse, and even some sad strains are carefully indexed by title, author, first line, and subject. With illustrations of cheerful, round-faced children and animals on every page, Arnold Lobel (a Caldecott medalist and creator of the Frog and Toad series) unifies the diverse poems to form a satisfying whole; Lobel can draw anything and make it funny--or poignant, if he chooses. This collection, one of the most varied and complete around, will carry any budding poetry lover through childhood and beyond. (Ages 5 to 11.)

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ISBN13: 9780394850108
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Great assortment of poems, lots of illustrations

Review Date: February 27, 2010

Reviewer: Candy, Kansas

I have a few poetry anthologies for my kids (ages 2 and 4), and this anthology is my favorite. I have never been a huge poetry fan; with the exception of Shel Silverstein, most of what I remember reading in childhood/teenage years was "too deep" for me to appreciate at the time. But these poems are fun, easy to comprehend and thought provoking. This wide assortment of poems has been a great way to get my kids (and me) interested in poetry. Most of the poems have an associating illustration by Arnold Lobel, a Caldecott medal winner/honoree (Fables and Frog and Toad are Friends).

Lovely collection of poetry for Children

Review Date: October 15, 2009

Reviewer: D. Halter, Vallejo, CA

My Grandson is 5 and he loves poetry. He asked me if I had anymore Shel Silverstein but he has already heard them all. So I searched on Amazon for a children's collection and found this one. It is well put together with some very nice illustrations. We are enjoying it very much.

A good buy

Review Date: April 18, 2009

Reviewer: L. Boudreaux,

I bought this for a children's literature class. It's full of poems that appeal to children. Great book for parents and teachers to have.

A Perennial Gift

Review Date: June 17, 2007

Reviewer: Bryce Stevens, Clinton, Tennessee, USA

As a middle school reading teacher, I host an annual Poetry Reading Competition open to all 6th, 7th and 8th grade students. For the past several years, this book has been a prize, in addition to plaques for the first and second prize winners. The best review for this book is that the children use it, read it, and often select poems from it for their entry pieces. Even better, perhaps, is that I have had thanks from many parents for awakening an interest in poetry in their children, boys and girls alike. This volume of poetry offers a full range of poems, for short to long, humorous to sublime, and in a wide range of topics. While it is just one of a wide selection of books and poets I offer my students, it is one of the most versatile. Whether teaching rhyme scheme, simile and metaphor, slanted rhyme, figurative language, or stress, this is also an invaluable part of my teaching arsenal.

Just so so..

Review Date: June 13, 2007

Reviewer: Thomas J. Foley, Michigan

Not as exciting or holding interest as the 20th Century Anthology by the same author...

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