In this unique approach to poetry for the reluctant, the author does a wonderful job of pairing haiku’s 17-syllable form with contemporary vocabulary. The result is sure to tickle...

Here is a foot-stomping collection of poetry that can serve as a powerful mirror for children. Here is pride and fun and energy and history all wrapped up in...

Charles R. Smith Jr. brings the dynamic determination and excellence of these twelve male basketball players alive in his rap-inspired poetry. So, who are you most like? Is it...

So, who are these twelve, powerful, female basketball players? Charles R. Smith Jr. focuses his lens and his rap-inspired poetic voice on the characters and strength of these twelve...

Collection of individual humorous poem on topics very familiar to any and all youngsters. Nothing is sacred when Jack lets loose. Delightful and insures laughter from young reader or...

Matthew Henson didn't walk all the way from Washington, D.C to Baltimore just to "look at the ships at the dock." Henson's determination, courage, and willingness to seize...

"What makes a boy into a man?" is a question a lot of boys ask themselves, perhaps unknowingly, and many a father asks, himself, aloud. This classic poem is...

Wow! The talents of poet Walter Dean Myers and his son, artist Chrisopher Myers, explode in this vibrant collection of poems and images that celebrate...

In this sequel to The Way a Door Closes, 13-year old C.J. is struggling with his emotions now that his father has returned to the...

This poem, which is found in Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People, celebrates the strength and love of the African-American community at home and at church. A little...