Children's Poetry Books
Struwwelpeter - Merry Stories and Funny Pictures
Heinrich HoffmannStruwwelpeter (Slovenly Peter) is an illustrated collection of humorous children’s poems describing ludicrous and usually violent punishments for naughty behavior. Hoffmann, a Frankfurt physician, wan..
Bib Ballads
Ring LardnerBib Ballads is a poem collection for children written by Ring Lardner, an American sports columnist and short-story writer best known for his satirical writings on sports, marriage, and the theatre.Ri..
The Animals' Rebellion
Clifton BinghamThe Animals' Rebellion is a collection of poems for children written by Clifton Bingham, the author of The Animals' Trip to Sea, and The Animals' Picnic...
A Child's Garden of Verses
Robert Louis StevensonA Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been repri..
Baby Chatterbox
AnonymousBaby Chatterbox is an illustreated collection of poems and short stories for children written by anonymous authors.Hop, hop, hop! In it came at the window, the dearest little yellow canary, not a..
Twas the Night before Christmas - A Visit from St. Nicholas
Clement Clarke MooreA Visit from St. Nicholas, more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later attri..
The Book of Nonsense
Edward LearThe Book of Nonsense is a collection humorous poem collection for children written by Edward Lear, an English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet, now known mostly for his literary nonsense..
A Visit From Saint Nicholas
Clement MooreA Visit From Saint Nicholas, more commonly known as "The Night Before Christmas" and "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" from its first line, is a poem first published anonymously in 1823 and later att..