When a love of nature combines with poetry and photographs in these picture books, what do you get? Beauty that must be seen and read to be believed!
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NPM 2026 Day 26: IF A BUMBLEBEE LANDS ON YOUR TOE
This lyrical picture book explores how to handle fear, as well as our connection to nature.
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 25: IT’S BUSY DOWN IN THE WOODS TODAY
Poetry for younger readers can take on many forms. Here it’s also a seek-and-find!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 24: BLACK DIAMOND KINGS
Sports and poetry? It’s a home run hit!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 23: WILD BRUNCH
How and what do animals eat? That is the topic explored in this poetry picture book.
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 22: THE POET AND THE BEES
A poetry picture book biography is a rare beast, but what better way to tell the untold story of poet Sylvia Plath’s bees?
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 21: BOOK OF CANDLES
This poetry picture book explains the joys of Hanukkah from a child’s perspective.
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 20: GOODNIGHT, STARRY NIGHT
Bedtime poetry? Yes, please!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 19: MY BACKYARD USED TO BE
This lyrical picture book travels backwards through time!
Continue readingNPM 2026 Day 18: AWESOME EARTH
A picture book full of concrete poems about geographic features? Yes please!
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