Presents the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor. On board pages. Presents the well-known poem about an important Christmas visitor.

The poet/individualist's ode to a small tree decorated for Christmas and proud to receive admiring attention.

Presents a collection of children's poetry by author, cartoonist, playwright, and poet Shel Silverstein that uses spoonerisms in place of traditional poetic form.

Emma, by Jane Austen, is about youthful hubris and romantic misunderstandings. It is set in the fictional country village of Highbury and the surrounding estates, and involves the relationships among people from a small number of families. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England. Emma is a comedy of manners, and depicts issues of marriage, sex, age, and social status. Before...

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

A collection of poetry written and selected by Kay Ryan, the sixteenth Poet Laureate of the United States, including poems from "Flamingo Watching," "Elephant Rocks," "Say Uncle," and "The Niagara River."

Initially conceived after reading the works of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, who was known for his early studies of Native American culture, "The Song of Hiawatha" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is an epic poem based on the legends of the Ojibwa Indians of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Written in 1855 in trochaic tetrameter, the tale is set in the picturesque Pictured Rocks area along the south shore of Lake Superior. The lyrical descriptions of this...

The popular narrative poem about a celebrated baseball player who strikes out at the crucial moment of a game, illustrated with a cast of animal characters.

A re-illustrated collection of lighthearted Valentine poems includes such works as "I Made My Dog a Valentine" and "I Love You More Than Applesauce."