That Is My Dream!, by Langston Hughes and Daniel

Wildcat readers, we are halfway through April, which just happens to be National Poetry Month!  In celebration, today I am sharing a book of poetry with you (811 in the nonfiction section of the library0.  That Is My Dream!, illustrated by Daniel Miyares, is an illustrated version of the poem, "Dream Variation," by Langston Hughes.  Langston Hughes' poem was published almost 100 years ago, at a time in America where people were segregated, or kept separate based on their skin color.  Hughes' poem describes this world of inequality, then shares his dream of how the world could be if we all lived as friends.

For more Poetry Month fun, check out some of my favorite poetry sites:

Poetry for Kids by the very funny poet Kenn Nesbitt

The Poetry Foundation's Children's page has a collection of poems and videos

Read Write Think's interactive poetry generators let YOU create poetry

The Kids Poetry Club podcast and website share some fun poetry for reading, listening, and watching

The Children's Poetry Archive has recordings of poems read by their authors. You can listen and read along.