4 Kids Books Celebrating National Poetry Month

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Roses are red. Violets are Blue. It's National Poetry Month, let's celebrate with books for you…

Sweet Dreams Little One by Sandra Magsamen. This lush bedtime lullaby is perfect for getting your little one to bed with easy-flow rhymes and heartwarming illustrations. Recommended for infants.

I'm a Hare, So There! by Julie Rowan-Zoch. Young readers will appreciate animal puns and witty text while learning the difference between lookalike animals. Recommended for toddlers.

Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed. Eleven-year-old Simon Barnes dreams of becoming a world-famous rapper that everyone calls Notorious D.O.G. But for now, he's just a Chicago fifth grader who's small for his age and afraid to use his voice. He leverages his friends’ help to find a way to bring out his inner poet/rapper. Recommended for elementary school readers.

Starfish by Lisa Fipps. In this verse novel, Ellie is constantly bombarded with comments about her size. She finds a safe space in her swimming pool, where she feels weightless in a fat-obsessed world. This is a beautiful novel about self-advocacy and bullying. Recommended for tweens/teens.