Poems for the Very Young

Selected by: Michael Rosen

Illustrated by: Bob Graham

Poems for the Very Young is a collection of poems from various poets like Shel Silverstein, Afua Cooper, Stevie Smith, and many more. The intended audience is young children and that's very apparent because each poem is written to target that audience. Each poem covers subjects of growing up, numbers, letters, foods, and animals, and they serve to aid in the teaching of children about these things. This book has not won any awards.

My evaluation of this book is that it's perfect when introducing students to new authors and the different styles that certain authors use. This book wouldn't be appropriate for students ages 6 or up because I believe it would be too easy for them but I think it would be okay in a pre-k through first grade classroom.