Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry

This has become our favorite poetry book! We have checked it out of the library three times; enough that it will be appearing under the Christmas tree, I do believe! A great mix of poetry styles organized by category (Animals, Nature, Times of the Year, People, Feelings, etc.). Funny, thought-provoking, or peaceful, this one has it all! We can find a suitable poem for most topics we can think of.

Here are some of the favorites my kids have picked out: (is it legal to type these up? If not I'll remove them...)

Who Has Seen the Wind? by Christina G. Rossetti (we memorized this one)

Who has seen the wind?

Neither I nor you;

But when the leaves hang trembling

The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?

Neither you nor I;

But when the trees bow down their heads

The wind is passing by.

I Am Running in a Circle by Jack Prelutsky

I am running in a circle

and my feet are getting sore,

and my head is

spinning

spinning

as it's never spun before,

I am

dizzy

dizzy

dizzy.

Oh! I cannot bear much more,

I am trapped in a

revolving

...volving

...volving

...volving door!

I Eat My Peas with Honey by Anonymous

I eat my peas with honey,

I've done it all my life.

It makes the peas taste funny,

But it keeps them on my knife.