All the Small Poems and Fourteen More - Paperback

by Valerie Worth (Author), Natalie Babbitt (Illustrator)

All the Small Poems and Fourteen More gathers all four of Valerie Worth's small poetry children's books and includes the original illustrations by Natalie Babbitt, the award-winning writer/artist of Tuck Everlasting.

Inspired by her love of nature, Valerie Worth's wondrous verse about animals, plants, and other everyday objects presents a perfect perspective of the world through a child's eyes.

This volume includes Small Poems, More Small Poems, Still More Small Poems, and Small Poems Again.

Author Biography

Valerie Worth (1933-1994) grew up in Pennsylvania and Florida, and lived for a year in India. She met Natalie Babbitt at Kirkland College, and Babbitt illustrated four volumes of her poems, which were collected in All the Small Poems and Fourteen More. The National Council of Teachers of English honored Worth with its Poetry Award for Excellence, which acknowledges a body of work.

A gifted artist and writer, Natalie Babbitt (1932-2016) is the award-winning author of many classic stories, including Tuck Everlasting, The Eyes of the Amaryllis, and the Newbury Honor Book Kneeknock Rise, among many other brilliantly original books for young people.