Karla Kuskin

Questions in verse about the many things you could be if you were square or soft or loud or red or small or fat or fierce or dark.

After being told how she resembles other members of her family, a young girl states positively and absolutely that she is "NO ONE ELSE BUT ME."

On the first night of Hanukkah, a mother tells her family and a young guest the story of the holiday's origin.

In this poem an old tin can becomes an urban conch shell when, held against a child's ear, it reveals the sounds of a bustling city.

A collection of poems about discovering the world.

A child describes the many layers of clothing needed to stay warm in the winter.

The fights between a mean, old cat and a lean, young cat always end in a draw and result in a waste of energy which proves the futility of war.