Free Verse Favorites
Adoff, A. (1997). Love letters. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Adoff, A. (2000). Touch the poem. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Bryant, J. (2008). A river of words: The story of William Carlos Williams. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books.
Greenberg, J. (Ed.). (2001). Heart to heart: New poems inspired by twentieth-century
American art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
O’Connell, K.G. (2002). Little dog and Duncan. New York: Clarion Books.
O’Connell, K.G. (1999). Little dog poems. New York: Clarion Books.
Schertle, A. (1999). A lucky thing. New York: Scholastic Inc.
Schneider, K. (2006). Once I ate a pie. New York: HarperCollins Children’s Books.
Worth, V. (2007). Animal poems.
Books with Concrete Poetry
Burg, Brad, and Rebecca Gibbon. Outside the Lines.
Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog
Graham, Joan Bransfield. Flicker Flash
Grandits, John. Blue Lipstick
Grandits, John. Technically, It’s Not My Fault
Janeczko, Paul. A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems
Lewis, J. Patrick. Doodle Dandies
Sidman, Joyce. Meow Ruff: A Story in Concrete Poetry
Acrostic Poetry
Hummon, David. Animal Acrostics.
Paolilli, Paul, and Dan Brewer. Silver Seeds
Schnur, Steven. Autumn: An Alphabet Acrostic.
Schnur, Steven. Spring: An Alphabet Acrostic.
Schnur, Steven. Winter: An Alphabet Acrostic.
Schnur, Steven. Summer: An Alphabet Acrostic.
Books with Haiku Poetry
Grimes, Nikki. A Pocketful of Poems.
Issa. Today and Today
Janeczko, Paul. Stone Bench in an Empty Park.
Janeczko, Paul. Wing Nuts: Screwy Haiku
Lin, Grace. Robert’s Snowflakes.
Livingston, Myra Cohn. Cricket Never Does: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka
Prelutsky, Jack. If Not for the Cat.
Spivak, Dawnine. Grass Sandals: The Travels of Basho.
Yolen, Jane. Least Things: Poems About Small Natures.
Books about Teaching Poetry
Appelt, Kathi. Poems from Homeroom: A Writer’s Place to Start.
Dunning, Stephen, and William Stafford. Getting the Knack:
20 Poetry Writing Exercises.
Farrell, Kate, and Kenneth Koch. Sleeping on the Wing:
An Anthology of Modern Poetry with Essays on Reading and Writing.
Koch, Kenneth. Rose, Where Did You Get That Red?
Teaching Great Poetry to Children.
Janeczko, Paul. How to Write Poetry.
Janeczko, Paul. Poetry from A to Z: A Guide for Young Writers.
Janeczko, Paul. Teaching 10 Fabulous Forms of Poetry (Grades 4-8).