Some of these books will be available to you in class. Others can be found at a library or a book store.
Barking Spiders by C.J. Heck
Blue Lipstick by John Grandits
Bronzeville by Faith Ringgold
Chess Rumble by G. Neri
Confetti by Pat Mora
Earth Shattering Poems by Liz Rosenberg
Faces by Sherman Alexie
Fire in My Handy by Gary Soto
Flicker Flash by Joan Bransfield Graham
For A Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo
Guyku by Bob Raczka*
Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: Poetry With A Beat by Nikki Giovanni*
This is GREAT book. Click the link below for a sneak peek.
https://sites.google.com/site/mslovespoetryasvoiceproject/hip-hop-speaks-to-children
Honey I love by Eloise Greenfield*
It's Raining Pigs and Noodles by Jack Prelutsky
Latino Rainbow: Carlos Cumpain*
Lemonade by Bob Raczka
Light Gathering Poems by Liz Rosenberg
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Nuestras California by Pam Munoz Ryan
Ordinary Things by Ralph Fletcher
Our California by Pam Munoz Ryan
Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry by Jack Prelutsky*
Poetry for Young People Series: American Poetry by Sally Wern Comport*
Poetry for Young People Series: Jack Frost by John N. Serio
Poetry for Young People Series: Maya Angelou by Edwin Graves Wilson
Poetry for Young People Series: The Seasons by Robert Frost
Poetry Speaks Who I Am by Elisa Paschen and Dominique Raccah
Robert Frost Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening by Susan Jeffers*
Silver Seeds by Paul Paolili
Spectacular Science by Lee Bennett Hopkins
The Spider and the Fly by Toni Di Terlizzi
The Tighty Whitey Spider by Ken Nesbitt
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
The titles with asterisks after them are my favorites, and will be available to you in the classroom.