The Barefoot Book of Classic Poems

Inspire a lifelong love of language—and give kids a head start in school!—with this outstanding poetry collection. To improve reading comprehension, luminous watercolor paintings illustrate the 70 famous poems, which are arranged by life stages and cover a wide range of common human experiences.

From Shakespeare to Stevenson and Milton to Moore, iconic English-language poetry comes alive in this breathtaking gift book that they'll never outgrow.

Features an introduction from UK Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy. 

Winner of the NAPPA Gold Award

Moonbeam Awards

Silver Medal Winner

Related to: Anthology, Literacy, Vocabulary, Lyric, Lyrical, Poetic, Rhythm, Rhyme