What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime?

“How Elegant the Elephant: Poems About Animals and Insects” by Mary Ann Hoberman, illustrated by Marla Frazee: These are my favorite kind of children’s poems: rhyming with a bouncy cadence ...

From delightful Christmas poems for kids that inspire little ones to become Santa’s little helpers to famous poems that bring warmth and joy to cold winter days, these poems capture the magic of ...

"Writing poetry is of great significance to children's growth and future. A child's world is small and offers limited choices, but writing poetry can provide them with an emotional outlet ...

“Our children just walk into a room and give us a poem.” Standing in the living room that morning watching my little boy play at being an artist moved me to write the following poem. Need a brea ...

“I didn't really think of it as a book at first. It was more like my children kind of broke me open and all these poems started pouring out,” she said. “It was like mind, body, and spirit ...

Alissa is a founder and judge of the Boston Children's Poetry competition, a poetry contest for kids ages 4-14 who live or study in Massachusetts. The competition is now in its 3rd year and over ...

Children whose poems have been selected to be carved receive their awards on Dongshan Island on International Children's Day this year. [Photo by DENG ZHANGYU/CHINA DAILY] These poems come from ...