NPM Day 6: Something Poetic - Seasonal Poems

This post began with a single book, Julie Andrews' Treasury for all Seasons: Poem and Songs to Celebrate the Year. The colorful and lively illustrations by Marjorie Priceman invite children into the pages of this beautiful anthology, with poems selected by Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton.  I pulled it off the shelf intending to use it for April 1 since it had "April Fool" by Myra Cohn Livingston. It was pushed aside for several days until it began patiently petitioning for inclusion. And that's when I discovered a few other seasonal poetry books on my shelf.

 

Lion of the Sky: Haiku for All Seasons by Laura Purdie Salas, illustrated by Merce Lopez

Poetry for Young People: The Seasons edited by John N. Serio and illustrated by Robert Crockett

Robert Frost: Seasons - Poems selected by Edward Connery Lathem with photographs by Christopher Burkett

 

These four delightful books, Handsprings, Summersaults, Autumnblings, and Winter Eyes with poems and paintings by Douglas Florian were favorites in my 6th grade classroom.

This final photo showcases three picture books of a single, seasonal poem:

Knoxville, Tennessee by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Larry Johnson (summer)

When the Frost Is on the Punkin by James Whitcomb Riley with illustrations by Glenna Lang (fall) Mrs. Lewallen, our fourth grade teacher, had us memorize & perform this poem.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost and illustrated by Susan Jeffers (winter) Susan Jeffers' quote from backpiece: "There is only one thing more majestic than a Rober Frost poem about snow - a snowstorm itself."

I searched all my shelves for a "spring" poem illustrated in a picture book. There wasn't one! If you have a recommendation, leave a comment so I can remedy this situation.