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Poetry - Lyric Genre
Books in the Poetry - Lyric genre:
The Tolkien Reader (1966)
This collection includes The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm’s Son, Tree and Leaf, Farmer Giles of Ham and The Adventures of Tom Bombadil.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Christopher Robin Book of Verse (1967)
Author(s):
A. A. Milne
Illustrator(s):
Ernest H. Shepard
Here and There: One Hundred Poems about Places (1967)
An anthology of poems dealing with places, both real and imaginary.
Author(s):
Elinor Parker
Illustrator(s):
Peter Spier
Peacock Pie a Book of Rhymes (1969)
This is a revised and enlarged edition of a very popular collection of poems first published in 1913.
Author(s):
Walter de la Mare
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
A Riot of Quiet (1969)
Author(s):
Virginia Sicotte
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Home from the Sea (1970)
A selection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson for young readers.
Author(s):
Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Isle of Gramarye (1970)
An anthology of the poetry of magic.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Complete Poems for Children (1973)
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Bilbo’s Last Song Poster (1974)
Bilbo Baggins’ farewell to Middle Earth.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Arcadian Ballads (1977)
A collection of poems based on Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast (1977)
Six stories and poems with a different illustrator for each on the subject of ‘impossible.’
Author(s):
Norma Farber
Illustrator(s):
And others
Tomie dePaola
Trina Schart Hyman
Hilary Knight
A Child’s Christmas in Wales (1978)
This prose poem ranks in the best poetry of the twentieth century. It should be heard first as read by the author, then memorized with the aid of this book.
Author(s):
Dylan Thomas
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
Tales of Waybeyond (1979)
A collection of stories in verse about the animal inhabitants of the Village of Waybeyond.
Author(s):
Eileen Hunter
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Moments: Poems About the Seasons (1980)
A selection of poems about the seasons.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Poems and Stories (1980)
This collection includes the fairy stories as well as many of the poems.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
I Can Fly (1981)
A little boy and a little girl can be anything they can imagine.
Author(s):
Ruth Krauss
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
The Song of the Three Holy Children (1986)
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego praise the Lord God for their deliverance from the fiery furnace of King Nebuchadnezzar.
Author(s):
The Bible
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Land of Nod (1988)
Author(s):
Robert Louis Stevenson
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Love & the Merry-Go-Round (1988)
This is an anthology of modern poetry for children.
Author(s):
Rosemary Harris
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
The Mighty Slide (1988)
’The snow has fallen in the night.
The temperature’s exactly right
The playground’s ready, white and wide;
Just waiting for the mighty slide.’
and four other epic poems.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Voake
Side by Side: Poems to Read Together (1988)
A diverse collection of poems.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Lee Bennett Hopkins
Various
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Bear Hugs (1989)
Short poems about bears.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Kathleen Hague
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Beneath a Blue Umbrella (1990)
Author(s):
Jack Prelutsky
Illustrator(s):
Garth Williams
Bilbo’s Last Song (1990)
Bilbo Baggins bids good-bye to Middle Earth.
Author(s):
J. R. R. Tolkien
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Happy Birthday (1991)
A collection of poems on the topic of birthdays.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
The Animals (1992)
Author(s):
Michio Mado
Illustrator(s):
Mitsumasa Anno
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (1992)
Author(s):
Jane Taylor
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
John Speirs’ Margaret Wise Brown Treasury (1994)
A collection of fourteen classic stories and poems.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
John Speirs
Sleep, Baby, Sleep (1994)
A collection of going-to-sleep songs and poems.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Little Donkey Close Your Eyes (1995)
Another going-to-bed book from the master of the genre.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Ashley Wolff
Michael Hague’s Family Christmas Treasury (1995)
An anthology of biblical texts, poems and stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Michael Hague’s Family Easter Treasury (1999)
An anthology of biblical texts, poems and stories.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
A Child Is Born (2000)
A poetic description of the Nativity.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator(s):
Floyd Cooper
The Children’s Book of Faith (2000)
A collection of stories from the bible, biographies, poems and prayers.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Book of Fairy Poetry (2004)
An anthology of poetry dealing with fairies and their dealings with men.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Where Fairies Dance (2004)
A collection of poems about fairies.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Animal Friends: A Collection of Poems for Children (2007)
A collection of poems chiefly about animals.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Collected Poems (2008)
Poems that really are poetry.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Voake
Snowflakes Fall (2013)
A meditation on snowflakes -- and children.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Patricia MacLachlan
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
Bring on the Girls (2014)
Plum (lyrics) and Guy (book) reminisce about their years as kings of Broadway musical comedy. This is the revised text from the 1954 Herbert Jenkins, Ltd. edition.
Author(s):
Guy Bolton
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Andrzej Klimwoski
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