With accompanying illustrations by Tomie dePaola, here are poems ranging from classics by such esteemed poets as Lewis Carroll, William Blake, Robert Louis Stevenson, Langston Hughes and Robert Frost, to selections from such acclaimed modern poets as Jack Prelutsky, Nikki Giovanni, X. J. Kennedy, Eve Merriam and Byrd Baylor. There are poems just right for any mood, including funny nonsense poems, poems about animals and parents and friends, and quiet bedtime poems to read just before sleep. With each new page comes another joyful surprise to win children's hearts in this wonderfully inspired introduction to poetry.
