My First Picture Book of Poetry

by Rene Cloke

A collection of poems by English and American poets.

Genres: Poetry

Hardcover

First published December 12, 1988

About the author

Rene Cloke (born Irene Mabel N. Cloke in Plymouth, England) was a British illustrator of children's books and designer of greeting cards.

Reviews

[Shimmywith4 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've had this book since I was around 8 years old and it is still my favorite poetry book.
All of the poems are REAL poetry by REAL classic authors like Robert Louis Stephenson and the pictures are beautiful. I've read it so many times I have pages falling out and I can still quote "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" and "Mr. Nobody" verbatim.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has always been one of my favorite books. I got it as a gift when I was a young girl, and have read it so many times that the pages are falling out. I even won first place reciting one of the poems in the book. The one about the doll... but the name has just slipped my mind. Anyway, I love this book, it is so dear to my heart. In fact, I just ordered another copy from Amazon.com because my other one is so old!

When I have children, I'll be glad to know that I have a book of poetry that will be able to teach them about more than just Dr. Seuss, or Nursery Rhymes. It has the classic poetry that I'm glad to have learned about as a young girl, and to have expanded my knowledge so easily at such a young age.