As a curious little chipmunk leaves his nest to greet the twilight, he gazes at the glittering sky above him. He can't help but also notice the sparkling dewdrops on a spider's web, the lights of the fireflies, and the shimmers of moonlight on the water. 'How I wonder what you are!' marvels the tiny creature, launching a dreamlike quest to reach for the stars.

An illustrated edition of the nineteenth-century poem, later set to music, celebrating the beauty of America.

Sijo, a traditional Korean verse form, has a fixed number of stressed syllables and a humorous or ironic twist at the end. Like haiku, sijo are brief and accessible. The verses in this book illuminate funny, unexpected aspects of the everyday--of breakfast, houseplants, tennis, freshly washed socks.

Contains twenty-two poems that tell the story of an untimely demise in witty and mischievous verse.

Unable to fall asleep in her cozy bed because two wide-awake nighttime birds are saying "whoo" and "coo" right outside her window, Lulu the very tired pig struggles to keep her temper while asking her friends to quiet down.

"Little Critter watches in wonder as Santa Claus visits his house fand fills his stocking with gifts in this delightful retelling of the Christmas classic"--P. [4] of cover. In a depiction of the classic poem, Little Critter wakes up on Christmas Eve to witness the arrival of a jolly Santa Claus on an old-fashioned sleigh.

Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and she is thrilled when the class is assigned to write a poem. Stella crafts a beautiful poem about Mercy Watson, the pig who lives next door -- a poem complete with a metaphor and full of curiosity and courage. But Horace Broom, Stella's irritating classmate, insists that Stella's poem is full of lies and that pigs do not live in houses. And when Stella and Horace get into a shouting match in the...

Heart-shaped sandwiches, homemade cards, and sweetheart candies are a few of the holiday goodies presented in this beginning reader's book of poetry for Valentine's Day.

As the season change, there is a new beauty waiting to be discovered. Charlotte Zolotow's classic poems paired with Tiphanie Beeke's lovely illustrations make for a perfect poetry collection for every child.