Remarkable Collection Of Children's Poetry

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A list of twenty of the best collections of children's poetry that I own or have read.
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KTIversen1: In my opinion, Shel Silverstein was the best poet of the 20th century. And this is his best collection.
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12,186 members
219 reviews
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KTIversen1: Shel Silverstein is my favourite poet, and this is the second best collection of his poetry.
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75 reviews
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KTIversen1: The title explains my reasoning. Read the book!
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KTIversen1: This is the best collection of poetry written specifically for children that I have read. And one of my grandchildren's favourite books. In fact, my granddaughter used to take it everywhere she went. Another random discovery on Amazon.
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6 reviews
3.8
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KTIversen1: This was my favourite poem when I was young.
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420 members
10 reviews
4.2
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KTIversen1: A Timeless Classic by Ogden Nash. And one of my favourites from my childhood.
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120 members
4 reviews
½ 4.3
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KTIversen1: A brilliant follow up to Custard The Dragon.
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294 members
4 reviews
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KTIversen1: A brilliant collection of short verse and limericks by Ogden Nash.
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27,593 members
751 reviews
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KTIversen1: Really?
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25,191 members
561 reviews
4.2
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KTIversen1: No explanation required. Just look out the window the next time it's pouring rain.
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KTIversen1: This is a delightful book of original poetry by Jack Prelutsky. Nothing old!
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2,107 members
58 reviews
4.1
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KTIversen1: It's Shel, man. Shel wrote it. What's to explain?
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496 members
84 reviews
½ 4.4
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KTIversen1: Thoroughly entertaining. My grandchildren love it!
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34 reviews
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KTIversen1: Jack has written a lot of great poetry. It's unfortunate that he's not a household name.
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KTIversen1: I bought this one off of Amazon for my granddaughter. She loves poetry. And all I had to do was read the preview, and I knew should would love this one.
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466 reviews
½ 4.3
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KTIversen1: Like a lot of others, I received this book the day I graduated high school. I still have it.
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67 reviews
3.9
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KTIversen1: One of Dr Seuss's lesser known books, but well worth having. Then again, which ones are not?
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1,584 members
35 reviews
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KTIversen1: Jack Prelutsky has been a very prolific author of children's poetry. And like many others, he was overshadowed by the great Dr Seuss.
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55 reviews
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KTIversen1: Another Great book by Jack Prelutsky.