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Humorous poems about such strange creatures and people as Baloney Belly Billy and the Gloopy Gloopers.

Presents a collection of poems by the beloved American author who, as a young man, travelled across the Midwest as a hobo. The surrealistic illustrations, which appear to be rendered in pastels, are appealing; the soft edges and warm tones work well with Sandburg's imaginary. The full-color illustrations are nothing short of breathtaking. Displays the range of everyday topics in which Sandburg found beauty, humor, or pathos. Unfamiliar words are helpfully...

Standing tall above the tree line, Sequoia stretches his ancient arms and gathers clouds to him. He watches as days, seasons, years pass by. His branches are home to owls and choirs of frogs. Beneath his broad canopy, a world grows. This is his story.

Evokes the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.

A collection of poems about the four seasons by one of the best-known American poets.

A collection of humorous retellings of classic nursery rhymes by contemporary children's authors.

A selection of short American poems dealing with the four seasons and the different weather events and animal patterns that can occur within each.

Introduces Ann Soforth, Queen of Oogaboo, whom Tik-Tok, the clockwork man, assists in conquering the Nome King.

A collection of poems that examines a wide variety of feelings and experiences from a child's point of view.

A humorously illustrated collection of funny and thought-provoking poems about insects.