Brooks, Gwendolyn.
Bronzeville Boys and Girls
. New York: Harper and Row, Inc., 1956. (A book of poetry written about life’s familiar experiences of inner-city children.)
Brown, Margaret Wise Brown.
Where Have You Been?
New York: Scholastic Book Services, 1952. (A delightful little book which can be used as a model for children writing their own poetry.)
Factor, June.
Jelly On The Plate
. Cleveland: Modern Curriculum Press, 1987. (A collection of 10 poems ranging from the traditional to the more contemporary.)
Fufuka, Karama.
My Daddy Is A Cool Dude
. New York: The Dial Press, 1978. (A collection of poetry written by Fufuka pertaining to the Black American family.)
Giovanni, Nikki.
Spin A Soft Black Song
. New York: Hill and Wang, 1985. (A beautiful book of poetry written by Nikki Givovanni about common experiences shared by the American Black child.)
Greenfield, Eloise.
Honey, I Love
. New York: Harper Collins publishers, 1986. (A delightful book of 16 poems describing everyday life as seen through the eyes of a young elementary school age child.)
Grimes, Nikki.
Tom Feelings: Something On My Mind
. New York: The Dial Press, 1972. (Grimes presents beautiful poetry expanding on themes about thoughts and feelings familiar to anyone’s childhood days.)
Heller, Rebecca.
My Little Book Of Poems
. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc., 1955. (A delightful book of poetry for the young child.)
Lyfick, Warren.
The Little Book Of Limericks
. New York: Harvey House, Publishers, 1978. (A delightful book appealing to young children.)
McCord, David.
All Small
. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1986. (McCord’s poetry appeals to the young child’s interest and curiosity. His collection of twenty-five poems tell about cocoons, crickets, ladybugs, snails, knotholes, doors, etc. all subjects of keen interest to the young child.)
