Washoe County Library System

In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.

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

Free verse evocation of the eerie, shifting images of Shadow which represents the beliefs and ghosts of the past and is brought to life wherever there is light, fire, and a storyteller.

In this follow-up to Edward Lear's classic poem "The Owl and the Pussy-cat," someone steals the wedding ring from Pussy-cat's tail and the newlyweds must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade to search for the thief.

An illustrated collection of poems celebrating holidays, including real ones such as Easter, imaginary ones such as Gravity Day, international ones such as Cinco de Mayo, and not-quite-holidays such as snow days.

Exhausted from parties and pageants at school but with presents still to buy, teachers are greeted at the mall by an unexpected helper driving a flying schoolbus.

A collection of poems by Jane Yolen, Elizabeth Coatsworth, Norma Farber, and others, each from the point of view of an animal or about the animals in the stable where the Christ Child lay asleep.

"With charming illustrations and rhythmic text that is perfect for reading aloud, this wonderful story about the things babies love to do will inspire endless fun, as babies always love to read about babies. Descriptions of such familiar activities as playing peek-a-boo, clapping, and banging a drum are accompanied by lively illustrations, and will inspire many imitations."--Amazon.com.

A bilingual collection of poems in which the Mexican American poet celebrates winter in northern California and the experience of growing up bilingual and bicultural.