Poetry Month

April is Poetry Month. We're celebrating with poetry book clubs.

Bookworms (2nd and 3rd graders) will meet Tuesday, April 17 at 4:45 to discuss poetry by Jack Prelutsky. See a list of books in our library here. Bookmark a few of your favorite poems to share at the program. We’ll discuss the books and write our own poetry.

Chapter Chatters (4th and 5th graders) will meet Tuesday, April 24 at 4:45 to discuss poetry by Shel Silverstein. See a list of books in our library here. Bookmark a few of your favorite poems to share at the program. We’ll discuss the books and write our own poetry.

A few new books of poetry have recently arrived and are located on the new nonfiction bookshelves. Click on the titles to see the items in our catalog. (The catalog takes several seconds to load and briefly displays the home page before showing the selected book.)

Outside Your Window: A First Book of Nature by Nicola Davies
Forgive Me, I Meant to do it: False Apology Poems by Gail Carson Levine
I've Lost My Hippopotamus by Jack Prelutsky
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky
The Arrow Finds its Mark: A Book of Found Poems edited by Georgia Heard

Also, browse the 811 area in our children's nonfiction sections for more poetry books.