In moving verse, Children's Poet Laureate J. Patrick Lewis gives new voice to seventeen heroes of civil rights. Exquisitely illustrated by five extraordinary artists, this commanding collection of poems invites the reader to hear in each verse the thunder that lies in every voice, no matter how small. Featuring civil rights luminaries Coretta Scott King, Harvey Milk, Mohandas Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Sylvia Mendez, Aung San Suu Kyi, Mamie Carthan Till,...

When the Queen of Trouble cannot sleep because all the beds she tries are uncomfortable, Isabella Abnormella saves the day by inventing the waterbed.

Best friends Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, find three opportunities to be neighborly.

Tugg, a gorilla, helps his best friend Teeny, a monkey, in her attempts to become a musician, an artist, and a poet.

Borrows themes from famous poems and flips them on their head to create humorous verses and riddles in a collection of math-based problem-solving parodies.

"A delightfully wide-ranging poetry collection taken from previously published and new works by American poet J. Patrick Lewis is illustrated by Italian artist Maria Cristina Pritelli"--

Illustrations and rhyming text seek answers to questions about who is causing mischief in the house--certainly not the baby. "Who is making all the mischief in this house? It's not the baby! As you giggle along with the funny scenarios in this family's home, you might be tempted to blame it on the baby, but you'd be wrong. Clues in the art show the true culprits: big sister drew on the wall; a little mouse stole some cake. Little ones will chime...

Did you know that many animals make their homes in the coldest, most barren places on Earth? Get to know some of the most fascinating creatures through enchanting poems by children's poet laureate J. Patrick Lewis...