April Pocket Poem Challenge

April is National Poetry Month and where is the perfect place to celebrate? The library, of course!


Poetry lovers between the ages five and twelve, join our Pocket Poem Challenge!

Stop by the Henry Ford Centennial Children's Help Desk during National Poetry Month, pick up a Pocket Poem to take home and learn by heart. On your next visit by April 30, recite your poem to the librarian at the Henry Ford Centennial Children's Help Desk and receive a reward.

Looking for other ways to celebrate? Take a look at these titles:

Reading Poetry
Soup for Breakfast: Poems and Pictures by Calef Brown(Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Douglas Florian (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Fold Me a Poem by Kristine O'Connell George (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

The Dream Keeper and Other Poems by Langston Hughes (Children's Non-Fiction 811.52)

Yellow Elephant: A Bright Bestiary by Julie Larios (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Heroes and She-Roes: Poems of Amazing and Everyday Heroes by J. Patrick Lewis (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

A Maze Me: Poems for Girls by Naomi Shihab Nye (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

A Pizza the Size of the Sun: Poems by Jack Prelutsky (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Down to the Sea in Ships by Philemon Sturges (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)


Writing Poetry
Haiku: Asian Arts & Crafts for Creative Kids by Patricia Donegan (Children's Non-Fiction
811.54)

Poetry Matters: Writing a Poem From the Inside Out by Ralph J. Fletcher (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)

Poetry From A-Z: A Guide for Young Writers (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)

Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem by Jack Prelutsky (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme by Jack Prelutsky (Children's Non-Fiction 811.54)

Write Your Own Poetry by Laura Purdie Salas (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)

Immersed in Verse: An Informative, Slightly Irreverent & Totally Tremendous Guide to LIving the Poet's Life by Allan Wolf (Children's Non-Fiction 808.1)