TheGold Shelf

Poetry and rhyme

Verse, nursery rhymes, songs and novels in verse. 166 award-winning books.

Babies and toddlers38Ages 3 to 5103Ages 6 to 888Ages 9 to 1248Teens26

166 books, the first 120 shown

Cover of All the Blues in the SkyWinner2026All the Blues in the SkyRenée Watson2026 Newbery Medal winnerCover of One Big Open SkyHonor2025One Big Open SkyLesa Cline-Ransome2025 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Grace NotesWinner2024Grace NotesKaren Comer2024 CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers winnerCover of There Was a Party for LangstonHonor2024There Was a Party for LangstonJerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey2024 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Iveliz Explains It AllHonor2023Iveliz Explains It AllAndrea Beatriz Arango2023 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Red, White, and WholeHonor2022Red, White, and WholeRajani LaRocca2022 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of A Place Inside of MeHonor2021A Place Inside of MeZetta Elliott2021 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomHonor2021Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to FreedomCarole Boston Weatherford2021 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Other Words for HomeHonor2020Other Words for HomeJasmine Warga2020 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The UndefeatedWinner2020The UndefeatedKwame Alexander2020 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of The Lost WordsWinner2019The Lost WordsRobert Macfarlane2019 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Poet XWinner2019The Poet XElizabeth Acevedo2019 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley BryanHonor2017Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley BryanAshley Bryan2017 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Freedom in Congo SquareHonor2017Freedom in Congo SquareR. Gregory Christie2017 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of OneWinner2016OneSarah Crossan2016 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerCover of Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights MovementHonor2016Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights MovementEkua Holmes2016 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Brown Girl DreamingHonor2015Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson2015 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of The CrossoverWinner2015The CrossoverKwame Alexander2015 Newbery Medal winnerCover of Northwest PassageWinner2013Northwest PassageStan Rogers2013 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of Inside Out & Back AgainHonor2012Inside Out & Back AgainThanhha Lai2012 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the NightHonor2011Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the NightJoyce Sidman2011 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Cats' Night OutWinner2010Cats' Night OutCaroline Stutson2010 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of FishtailingWinner2010FishtailingWendy Phillips2010 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in ColorsHonor2010Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in ColorsPamela Zagarenski2010 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos WilliamsHonor2009A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos WilliamsJennifer Bryant2009 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for FreedomHonor2009The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for FreedomMargarita Engle2009 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Jazz BabyHonor2008Jazz BabyLisa Wheeler2008 Geisel Award Honor BookCover of Move Over, Rover!Honor2007Move Over, Rover!Karen Beaumont2007 Geisel Award Honor BookCover of The Crazy ManWinner2005The Crazy ManPamela Porter2005 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of Where Is the Green Sheep?Winner2005Where Is the Green Sheep?Mem Fox2005 CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood winnerCover of JabberwockyWinner2004JabberwockyLewis Carroll2004 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of The Spider and the FlyHonor2003The Spider and the FlyTony DiTerlizzi2003 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of AlphabeastsWinner2002AlphabeastsWallace Edwards2002 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of Carver: A Life in PoemsHonor2002Carver: A Life in PoemsMarilyn Nelson2002 Newbery Medal Honor BookCover of Casey at the BatHonor2001Casey at the BatErnest Lawrence Thayer2001 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A Child's CalendarHonor2000A Child's CalendarJohn Updike2000 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A Child's Treasury of Nursery RhymesWinner1998A Child's Treasury of Nursery RhymesKady MacDonald Denton1998 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of HarlemHonor1998HarlemChristopher Myers1998 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Out of the DustWinner1998Out of the DustKaren Hesse1998 Newbery Medal winnerCover of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a FlyHonor1998There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a FlySimms Taback1998 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Hush!: A Thai LullabyHonor1997Hush!: A Thai LullabyHolly Meade1997 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The PartyWinner1997The PartyBarbara Reid1997 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerCover of In the Small, Small PondHonor1994In the Small, Small PondDenise Fleming1994 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The Jolly Christmas PostmanWinner1991The Jolly Christmas PostmanAllan Ahlberg1991 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Joyful Noise: Poems for Two VoicesWinner1989Joyful Noise: Poems for Two VoicesPaul Fleischman1989 Newbery Medal winnerCover of King Bidgood's in the BathtubHonor1986King Bidgood's in the BathtubDon Wood1986 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Hiawatha's ChildhoodWinner1984Hiawatha's ChildhoodLongfellow1984 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of ShadowWinner1983ShadowMarcia Brown1983 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of The Ghost Horse of the MountiesWinner1983The Ghost Horse of the MountiesSean O'Huigin1983 Governor General's Award (text) winnerCover of A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced TravelersWinner1982A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced TravelersNancy Willard1982 Newbery Medal winnerCover of On Market StreetHonor1982On Market StreetAnita Lobel1982 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The HighwaymanWinner1981The HighwaymanAlfred Noyes1981 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Mr MagnoliaWinner1980Mr MagnoliaQuentin Blake1980 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of One Dragon's DreamWinner1980One Dragon's DreamPeter Pavey1980 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of Each Peach Pear PlumWinner1978Each Peach Pear PlumAllan Ahlberg1978 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Man from IronbarkWinner1975The Man from IronbarkA. B. Paterson1975 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of The Wind BlewWinner1974The Wind BlewPat Hutchins1974 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of Three Jovial HuntsmenHonor1974Three Jovial HuntsmenSusan Jeffers1974 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of If All the Seas Were One SeaHonor1972If All the Seas Were One SeaJanina Domanska1972 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Waltzing MatildaWinner1971Waltzing MatildaA. B. Paterson1971 CBCA Picture Book of the Year winnerCover of Pop Corn & Ma GoodnessHonor1970Pop Corn & Ma GoodnessRobert Andrew Parker1970 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Drummer HoffWinner1968Drummer HoffBarbara Emberley1968 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of One Wide River to CrossHonor1967One Wide River to CrossBarbara Emberley1967 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Always Room for One MoreWinner1966Always Room for One MoreSorche Nic Leodhas1966 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Mother Goose TreasuryWinner1966Mother Goose Treasurytraditional1966 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of May I Bring a Friend?Winner1965May I Bring a Friend?Beatrice Schenk De Regniers1965 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Rain Makes ApplesauceHonor1965Rain Makes ApplesauceMarvin Bileck1965 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of All in the Morning EarlyHonor1964All in the Morning EarlyEvaline Ness1964 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Mother Goose and Nursery RhymesHonor1964Mother Goose and Nursery RhymesPhilip Reed1964 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old SongHonor1962Fox Went out on a Chilly Night: An Old SongPeter Spier1962 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A Bundle of BalladsWinner1959A Bundle of BalladsRuth Manning-Sanders from the Child Ballads1959 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A BatieHonor1959The House that Jack Built: La Maison Que Jacques A BatieAntonio Frasconi1959 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of 1 Is OneHonor19571 Is OneTasha Tudor1957 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Frog Went A-Courtin'Winner1956Frog Went A-Courtin'Feodor Rojankovsky1956 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Book of Nursery and Mother Goose RhymesHonor1955Book of Nursery and Mother Goose RhymesMarguerite de Angeli1955 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of A Very Special HouseHonor1954A Very Special HouseRuth Krauss1954 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Madeline's RescueWinner1954Madeline's RescueLudwig Bemelmans1954 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd AnimalsHonor1953Ape in a Cape: An Alphabet of Odd AnimalsFritz Eichenberg1953 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of If I Ran the ZooHonor1951If I Ran the ZooDr. Seuss1951 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of All Around the TownHonor1949All Around the TownPhyllis McGinley1949 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of McElligot's PoolHonor1948McElligot's PoolDr. Seuss1948 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Song of Robin HoodHonor1948Song of Robin HoodVirginia Lee Burton1948 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved HymnsHonor1947Sing in Praise: A Collection of the Best Loved HymnsOpal Wheeler1947 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Timothy TurtleHonor1947Timothy TurtleAl Graham1947 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Sing Mother GooseHonor1946Sing Mother GooseOpal Wheeler1946 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The Rooster CrowsWinner1946The Rooster CrowsMaud and Miska Petersham1946 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Mother GooseHonor1945Mother GooseTasha Tudor1945 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Prayer for a ChildWinner1945Prayer for a ChildElizabeth Orton Jones1945 Caldecott Medal winnerCover of Small Rain: Verses From The BibleHonor1944Small Rain: Verses From The BibleElizabeth Orton Jones1944 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of In My Mother's HouseHonor1942In My Mother's HouseVelino Herrera1942 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of MadelineHonor1940MadelineLudwig Bemelmans1940 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The Ageless StoryHonor1940The Ageless StoryLauren Ford1940 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of Four and Twenty BlackbirdsHonor1938Four and Twenty BlackbirdsHelen Dean Fish1938 Caldecott Medal Honor BookCover of The ABC BunnyHonor1934The ABC BunnyWanda Gág1934 Newbery Medal Honor BookA Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto AlvarezMaría Dolores ÁguilaHonor2026A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto AlvarezMaría Dolores Águila2026 Newbery Medal Honor BookThis Land Is a LullabyTonya SimpsonWinner2025This Land Is a LullabyTonya Simpson2025 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerThe Boy Lost in the MazeJoseph CoelhoWinner2024The Boy Lost in the MazeJoseph Coelho2024 Carnegie Medal for Writing winnerThe Meadow of FantasiesHadi MohammadiHonor2022The Meadow of FantasiesHadi Mohammadi2022 Batchelder Award Honor BookThe Little WavePip HarryWinner2020The Little WavePip Harry2020 CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers winnerAll the WorldMarla FrazeeHonor2010All the WorldMarla Frazee2010 Caldecott Medal Honor BookThe House in the NightBeth KrommesWinner2009The House in the NightBeth Krommes2009 Caldecott Medal winnerThe Owl and the PussycatEdward LearWinner2008The Owl and the PussycatEdward Lear2008 Governor General's Award (illustration) winnerSong of the Water Boatman and Other Pond PoemsBeckie PrangeHonor2006Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poemsillustrated by Beckie Prange2006 Caldecott Medal Honor BookZin! Zin! Zin! a ViolinMarjorie PricemanHonor1996Zin! Zin! Zin! a ViolinMarjorie Priceman1996 Caldecott Medal Honor BookThe Judge: An Untrue TaleMargot ZemachHonor1970The Judge: An Untrue TaleMargot Zemach1970 Caldecott Medal Honor BookThe Quangle Wangle's HatEdward LearWinner1969The Quangle Wangle's HatEdward Lear1969 Carnegie Medal for Illustration winnerCover of The Door of No ReturnShortlist2024The Door of No ReturnKwame Alexander2024 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of Still This Love Goes OnFinalist2023Still This Love Goes OnBuffy Sainte-Marie2023 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistCover of Punching the AirShortlist2022Punching the AirIbi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam2022 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of Clap When You LandShortlist2021Clap When You LandElizabeth Acevedo2021 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of The Girl Who Became A TreeShortlist2021The Girl Who Became A TreeJoseph Coelho2021 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of The Black FlamingoShortlist2020The Black FlamingoDean Atta2020 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of ReboundShortlist2019ReboundKwame Alexander2019 Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlistedCover of Ebb & FlowFinalist2018Ebb & FlowHeather Smith2018 Governor General's Award (text) finalistCover of A Great Big CuddleShortlist2017A Great Big CuddleMichael Rosen2017 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of Captain Jack and the PiratesShortlist2016Captain Jack and the PiratesPeter Bently2016 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of There's a Bear on My ChairShortlist2016There's a Bear on My ChairRoss Collins2016 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of Once Upon a MemoryFinalist2014Once Upon a MemoryNina Laden2014 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalistCover of Where My Wellies Take MeShortlist2014Where My Wellies Take MeMichael Morpurgo and Clare Morpurgo2014 Carnegie Medal for Illustration shortlistedCover of Miss Mousie's Blind DateFinalist2013Miss Mousie's Blind DateTim Beiser2013 Governor General's Award (illustration) finalist

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