COMELIBRITOS CORNER: Picture Books for Little Poets
By Li Yun AlvaradoHappy National Poetry Month! (April)
It's never too early introduce your littles to poetry, and I've compiled a list of picture books that can help you do just that.
Below I've included books that feature poetry as well as books that share the biographies of great poets.
As a bonus, I've also included a link to my poetry collection Words or Water, but that one is just for the adults ;)
Disclosure: This list contains affiliate links; if you buy something featured, I may earn a modest commission at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work in this way!
Hip Hop Speaks to Children: A Celebration of Poetry with a Beat [With CD (Audio)]
Nikki Giovanni, Jeremy Tugeau, et al.
$19.99 $18.59
Poems to Dream Together: Poemas Para Soñar Juntos
Francisco X. Alarcón and Paula Barragán
$11.95 $11.11
My First Book of Haiku Poems: A Picture, a Poem and a Dream; Classic Poems by Japanese Haiku Masters
Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen and Tracy Gallup
$16.99 $15.80
A Likkle Miss Lou: How Jamaican Poet Louise Bennett Coverley Found Her Voice
Nadia Hohn and Eugenie Fernandes
$18.95 $17.62
Dave the Potter (Caldecott Honor Book): Artist, Poet, Slave
Laban Carrick Hill and Bryan Collier
$19.99 $18.59
Li Yun Alvarado is the author of the poetry chapbook Words or Water. Her work has appeared in VIDA Review; The Acentos Review; and Aster(ix) among others. Through her writing, advocacy, and teaching, she strives to amplify Puerto Rican and other underrepresented voices while supporting aspiring and emerging writers -- especially women writers of color. She is an alumna of Acentos, VONA, and AROHO. Li Yun grew up in NY, lives in CA, and takes frequent trips to Salinas, PR to visit la familia. She and her husband love sharing these books with their own MexiRican comelibritos!