A collection of short poems by such writers as Margaret Wise Brown, Langston Hughes, Jane Yolen, and Marchette Chute, all illustrated with rabbits, mice, cats, bears, and other animals.

A collection of poems evoking the world and feelings of childhood.

This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one’s library and a gorgeous gift to be both shared and treasured. Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne. Greeting the morning, enjoying the adventures of the day, cuddling up to a cozy bedtime — these are poems that highlight the moments of a toddler’s world from dawn to dusk. Carefully gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters and delightfully illustrated by Polly Dunbar, Here's a Little Poem offers a comprehensive introduction to some remarkable poets, even as it captures a very young child’s intense delight in the experiences and rituals of every new day.

Using a charming combination of poetry and prose, author Judy Young explains the bedtime habits of some common North American animals, including moles, moose, and beavers. Young readers will learn not only where certain animals make their beds but also how and why they sleep as they do. Each animal is introduced with a rhythmic singsong-y, tongue-twisting poem guaranteed to bring smiles and encourage reader participation. The accompanying expository text includes information about the animal's unique sleeping habits. Finally, at book's end, the reader is gently guided back to a soft cozy bed of her own.

From cold-nose wake-up to bedtime with a Little Dog-shaped lump under the covers, a day that a little girl spends with her Little Dog is recounted in thirty short, playful poems and enchanting watercolor illustrations. Little Dog protects the little girl from vacuum cleaners and beetles, chases cats, digs up flowers, and waits hopefully as kitchen preparations take place and as popcorn is eaten. The little girl, who loves Little Dog enough to "bake / birthday cookies with / liver powder," retrieves tennis balls, brings home a present from the pet store, and observes how little a wet Little Dog becomes at bath time. A perfect introduction to the pleasures of poetry, this beguiling volume belongs on every young dog lover's bookshelf.

A collection of poems for children with the various themes of self, family, going outside, and when it is time for bed. This exuberant celebration of poetry is an essential book for every young one's library and a georgeous gift to be both shared and treasured. Sit back and savor a superb collection of more than sixty poems by a wide range of talented writers, from Margaret Wise Brown to Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes to A. A. Milne. Greeting the morning, enjoying the adventures of the day, cuddling up to a cozy bedtime - these are poems that highlight the moments of a toddler's world from dawn to dusk. Carefully gathered by Jane Yolen and Andrew Fusek Peters and delightfully illustrated by Polly Dunbar, HERE'S A LITTLE POEM offers a comprehensive introduction to some remarkable poets, even as it captures a very young child's intense delight in the experiences and rituals of every new day.

Watch crystal raindrops dance down the windowpane, doze in a hammock on a warm June afternoon, and join in a butterfly ballet. Raven Howell's charming collection invokes a cozy, safe space for young children both night and day throughout the seasons, snuggly easing one in a lullaby-like melody. Maris Howell's soothing watercolors are perfectly in synch with the peaceful mood and whimsical imagery of this poetry, causing the reader to reach for this book time and again. Raven Howell's poems appear in many children's magazines, including Cricket, Ladybug, Highlights for Children, Jack and Jill, and Boy's Quest, as well as in several book anthologies and on DVD's. She is a three-time recipient of the Letter of Merit Magazine award for poetry from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She lives in Cold Spring, New York with her husband, sons, and Silky Terrier, Elsie. Maris Howell enjoys studying, shooting hoops, swinging a Lacrosse stick, and water in all forms - ocean, pool, rain, and watercolor. This is his first collaboration with his mother.

Verses describe a variety of foods, activities, smells, sounds, words, places, people, feelings, and other things perceived as being cozy.

A collection of nursery rhymes, most original but some from Mother Goose, divided into sections celebrating all of the special moments in a baby's day, from wake-up time to bedtime.

"Hurry-scurry! / Flutter-flurry! / Running! Racing! / What's he chasing?" With loving exasperation and bewilderment, these playful poems muse about why cats do what they do.