Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry

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.

Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 02/13/2007
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.25lbs
Size: 11.60h x 10.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780763631413
Audience: Baby-Preschool


Award: Children's Book Committee Award - Winner
Award: Beehive Awards - Nominee
Award: Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Recommended
Award: Cybils - Finalist


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/29/2007 pg. 70
School Library Journal 04/01/2007 pg. 127
Booklist 04/01/2007 pg. 50
New York Times 05/13/2007 pg. 16
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2007 pg. 431 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Booklist Ed Choice Youth 01/01/2008 pg. 16

About the Author
Jane Yolen is the recipient of the Sydney Taylor Body-of-Work Award in recognition of the more than 400 books she has written for children and young adults, including the Caldecott Medal winner Owl Moon and the New York Times bestseller How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? With Candlewick Press, she is the editor of three collections of poems for children: Switching on the Moon: A Very First Book of Bedtime Poems; Here's a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry; and This Little Piggy: Lap Songs, Finger Plays, Clapping Games, and Pantomime Rhymes. She divides her time between Massachusetts and Scotland.

Andrew Fusek Peters is a poet and anthologist whose work has appeared in collections for children and teens. He has also written many books. Andrew Fusek Peters lives in Shropshire, England.

Polly Dunbar is the author and illustrator of Dog Blue and Flyaway Katie, as well as the illustrator of Shoe Baby, written by her mother, Joyce Dunbar. Polly Dunbar lives in Brighton, England.