The Random House Book of Poetry for Children
- ISBN13: 9780394850108
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Illus. in color and full color. “A generous collection with a distinctly upbeat tone, this gives a taste of the best poets writing for children over the last several decades. Lobel’s drawings imbue the whole with action and graphic images as inventive as the verse. Successfully geared to meet home, school, and library needs.”–(starred) Booklist. Amazon.com Review
The Random House Book of Poetry for Children was recognized upon its publication in 1983 as an invaluable collection–a modern classic–and it has not since been surpassed. Five hundred poems, selected by poet and anthologist Jack Prelutsky, are divided into broad subject areas such as nature, seasons, living things, children, and home. The poems of Emily Dickinson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni, and Gwendolyn Brooks populate the book’s pages, while Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, and Shel Silverstein ensure that the collection delights even the most reluctant readers of rhyme. Playground chants, anonymous rhymes, scary poems, silly verse, and even some sad strains are carefully indexed by title, author, first line, and subject. With illustrations of cheerful, round-faced children and animals on every page, Arnold Lobel (a Caldecott medalist and creator of the Frog and Toad series) unifies the diverse poems to form a satisfying whole; Lobel can draw anything and make it funny–or poignant, if he chooses. This collection, one of the most varied and complete around, will carry any budding poetry lover through childhood and beyond. (Ages 5 to 11.)
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March 5th, 2010 at 6:48 pm
The collection doesn’t sound too bad, but won;t a self-respecting 9 year old (or older) person reject this book simply on the basis of the illustrations (you klnow, the ones with the “round faced happy children”) and the title of the book? I know when I was nine I avoided books with “children’s” in their title.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
this book is both wonderful and entertaining. A great book to read to a child and it will bring laughter to you both. Funny adventurous and beautifully illustrated. Introduce your little one to poetry with this great selection.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
I have a few poetry anthologies for my kids (ages 2 and 4), and this anthology is my favorite. I have never been a huge poetry fan; with the exception of Shel Silverstein, most of what I remember reading in childhood/teenage years was “too deep” for me to appreciate at the time. But these poems are fun, easy to comprehend and thought provoking. This wide assortment of poems has been a great way to get my kids (and me) interested in poetry. Most of the poems have an associating illustration by Arnold Lobel, a Caldecott medal winner/honoree (Fables and Frog and Toad are Friends).
Rating: 5 / 5
March 5th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
My Grandson is 5 and he loves poetry. He asked me if I had anymore Shel Silverstein but he has already heard them all. So I searched on Amazon for a children’s collection and found this one. It is well put together with some very nice illustrations. We are enjoying it very much.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 6th, 2010 at 12:59 am
I bought this for a children’s literature class. It’s full of poems that appeal to children. Great book for parents and teachers to have.
Rating: 4 / 5