Angela Knight, library media specialist at Harrison Elementary, wrote the forward for the new book. She was also awarded SPS ...

Let’s explore how Maya Angelou’s poems can serve as an educational resource for children, by highlighting some of her most impactful works. Poetry has always been able to turn our emotions and ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in ...

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry. However, the Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho is urging mums and ...

Six leading poets introduce and read some of their best-known poetry for children. There are two additional selections of classic poems read by Maxine Peake and Julian Rhind-Tutt. Grace Nichols ...