Favorite Poems Old and New
"Children are poets before they grow up and they should live with poems. I hope this book will encourage them to do so."—Eleanor Roosevelt
Beloved and treasured for over 60 years, here is the only poetry collection your family needs—brimming with favorite, classic poems carefully selected to inspire young readers.
Over 700 classic and modern poems written by poets from William Shakespeare to J. R. R. Tolkien, Emily Dickinson to Langston Hughes, and covering a range of favorite topics—pets, playtime, family, nature, and nonsense—ensure that there’s a poem to please every child. A truly comprehensive collection that is the ideal way of introducing children to the joys of reading poetry.
"If your children think they don't like poetry, expose…
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September 1, 1957Leonard Weisgard (1916-2000) was a beloved and award-winning illustrator of more than 200 children’s books, perhaps best known for his collaboration with the author Margaret Wise Brown. His books include The Little Island (for which he won the Caldecott Medal in 1947), The Golden Egg Book, and The Golden Bunny.
The Funny Bunny Factory
Adam Green; Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
The Golden Egg Book
Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
Margaret Wise Brown's The Golden Bunny
Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Leonard Weisgard
The Golden Christmas Tree
Jan Wahl
The Little Island
Margaret Wise Brown writing as Golden MacDonald; illustrated by Leonard Weisgard