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Poetry For Kids

Poetry for children captures the essence of childhood: the fun, the laughter, the hope, and the inquisitive nature of exploring their world. Exposing kids to poetry early is a great way to build reading skills and a love for poetry. Children will learn new words, practice reading aloud with expression, and be exposed to rhymes. Children's poetry makes reading fun, which will ignite a passion for the spoken and written word.

27 Most Popular Poems for Children

1. 1 Sick By Shel Silverstein

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2. 2 Being Brave At Night By Edgar Guest

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3. 3 Snowball By Shel Silverstein

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4. 4 My Best Friend By Abby Jenkins

   Dog Poem

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5. 5 Wind On The Hill By A. A. Milne

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6. 6 Now We Are Six By A. A. Milne

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7. 7 Books By Sanya Tandon

   Best Friend With Books

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8. 8 My Next Door Neighbor Is A Witch By Samiya Vallee

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9. 9 Friends By Abbie Farwell Brown

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10. 10 A Worm In My Pocket By Jodee Samano

    Boys And Things That Crawl

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11. 11 Let's Preserve Our Nature By Arjun

    Stopping Pollution

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12. 12 My Big Fat Cat By Christian M. Mitewu

    Homework Excuse

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13. 13 When The World Turned Upside Down By Margaret A. Savage

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14. 14 The Spider And The Fly By Mary Howitt

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15. 15 Waiting At The Window By A. A. Milne

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16. 16 Listen To The MUSTN'TS By Shel Silverstein

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17. 17 Sneezles By A. A. Milne

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18. 18 The Moon By Robert Louis Stevenson

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19. 19 The Rainbow By Christina Rossetti

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20. 20 Halfway Down By A. A. Milne

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21. 21 Dirty Face By Shel Silverstein

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22. 22 The Swing By Robert Louis Stevenson

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23. 23 My Shadow By Robert Louis Stevenson

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24. 24 Today The Teacher Farted By Emma Briody

    Poem About Teachers Being Human

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25. 25 The Mountain And The Squirrel By Ralph Waldo Emerson

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26. 26 If I Were... By Eva L. Robinson

    Dreaming Of What You Could Be

    in Inspiring Poems for Kids

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27. 27 If I Were King By A. A. Milne

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