Poem Runs

Celebrate America's favorite pastime with this collection of witty baseball poems written and illustrated by Douglas Florian, the author of the New York Times best-seller, insectlopedia.

From the first pitch to the last out and all nine innings between, Douglas Florian’scollection of baseball poems brings wordplay, wit, and laughter to America’sspringtime tradition. Featuring a mean-a

When the old oak tree in the park dies, the local paper runs a competition for children to write a poem about trees. Jed starts writing immediately. The prize is having his photograph in the paper and

Bestselling poetry collection by award-winning Rachel Rooney with iconic illustrator Chris Riddell - now available in paperbackThey're all here...every kid in the class has their own poem. The pushy one, the shy one. The whizz kid and the daydreamer. The best-friender and the kid who runs in his wheelchair. The tough kid, the poet. And not forgetting the class hamster.This collection from an outstanding poet, Rachel Rooney, winner of the CLiPPA Award, is perfectly matched by the amazing witty and inventive illustrations by Chris Riddell, the former UK Children’s Laureate.

A collection of short essays on children--featuring the author's famous poem "A Prayer for Children"--runs from humorous observations on family life to moving stories about children suffering the effe