Poetry!

When reading poems to the children I selected several poems from The 20th Century Children's Poetry Treasury selected by Jack Prelutsky illustrated by Meilo So and several fromDancing Teepees selected by Verginia Driving Hawk Sneve with art by Stephen Gammell. We read 4 poems from the poetry treasury. The children listened fairly intently, more so the older 3 children. I don't think they have had much experience with poems, I don't think they understood the format that they were like little stories. After reading 4 poems I asked if they wanted to keep reading poems or choose a book. They agreed on picking a new book. Later we read several stories from Dancing Teepees. The children listened and seemed to enjoy the art and the poems.