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Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award

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Grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

The national Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Poetry is granted annually to an anthology of poetry or a single volume poem published for children in the previous calendar year by a living American poet or anthologist.

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A Humble Life: Plain Poems

by Linda Oatman High, illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

2002 Honor

Interest Level:4 - 7

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An Old Shell: Poems of the Galapagos

by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Tom Pohrt

2000 Honor

Interest Level:2 - 7

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Becoming Joe Dimaggio

by Maria Testa, illustrated by Scott Hunt

2003 Honor

Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:4.6

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Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Carin Berger

2007 Honor

Interest Level:K - 2

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Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems

by John Grandits

2008 Honor

Interest Level:5 - 7

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Blues Journey

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher A. Myers

2004 Honor

Interest Level:K - 2

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The Braid

by Helen Frost

2007 Honor

Interest Level:6 - 8

Grade Level Equivalent:5.3

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Creature Carnival

by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Gris Grimly

2005 Honor

Interest Level:2 - 4

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Girl Coming in for a Landing

by April Halprin Wayland, illustrated by Elaine Clayton

2003 Honor

Interest Level:9 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:6.1

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Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices

by Walter Dean Myers

2005 Winner

Interest Level:7 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:6.8

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Is This Forever, or What?: Poems & Paintings f...

by Naomi Shihab Nye

2005 Honor

Interest Level:7 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:8.5

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Jazz

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher A. Myers

2007 Winner

Interest Level:Pre-K - 3

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Light-Gathering Poems

by Liz Rosenberg

2001 Winner

Interest Level:7 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:7.1

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A Maze Me: Poems for Girls

by Naomi Shihab Nye, illustrated by Terre Maher

2006 Honor

Interest Level:7 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:4.8

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Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts

by Anna Grossnickle Hines

2002 Winner

Interest Level:K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent:2.9

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A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems

by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Chris Raschka

2002 Honor

Interest Level:4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent:5.1

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The Pond God and Other Stories

by Samuel Jay Keyser, illustrated by Robert Shetterly

2004 Honor

Interest Level:5 - 12

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The Rainbow Hand: Poems about Mothers and Children

by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Jennifer Hewitson

2000 Honor

Interest Level:5 - 9

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Short Takes: Fast-Break Basketball Poetry

by Charles R., Jr. Smith, edited by Donna L. Brooks

2002 Honor

Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:3.9

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Song of the Water Boatman: & Other Pond Poems

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beckie Prange

2006 Winner

Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:4.7

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Song Shoots Out of My Mouth: A Celebration of ...

by Jaime Adoff, Jamie Levi Adoff, illustrated by Martin French

2003 Honor

Interest Level:7 - 12

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Splash!: Poems of Our Watery World

by Constance Levy, illustrated by David Soman

2003 Winner

Interest Level:3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent:4.4

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Stone Bench In An Empty Park

by Paul B. Janeczko

2001 Honor

Interest Level:4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent:5.4

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This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forg...

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

2008 Honor

Interest Level:4 - 7

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Tour America

by Johnson Siebert, Diane Siebert, illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson

2007 Honor

Interest Level:Pre-K - 7

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The Way a Door Closes

by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

2004 Honor

Interest Level:3 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent:4.0

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What Have You Lost?

by Naomi Shihab Nye

2000 Winner

Interest Level:7 - 12

Grade Level Equivalent:7.9

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The Wishing Bone, and Other Poems

by Stephen Mitchell, illustrated by Tom Pohrt

2004 Winner

Interest Level:Pre-K - 3

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A Wreath for Emmett Till

by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Philippe Lardy

2006 Honor

Interest Level:7 - 9

Grade Level Equivalent:7.4

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Total: 29 Books

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A Humble Life: Plain Poems

by Linda Oatman High, illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

2002 Honor

An Old Shell: Poems of the Galapagos

by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Tom Pohrt

2000 Honor

Becoming Joe Dimaggio

by Maria Testa, illustrated by Scott Hunt

2003 Honor

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Carin Berger

2007 Honor

Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems

by John Grandits

2008 Honor

Blues Journey

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher A. Myers

2004 Honor

The Braid

by Helen Frost

2007 Honor

Creature Carnival

by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Gris Grimly

2005 Honor

Girl Coming in for a Landing

by April Halprin Wayland, illustrated by Elaine Clayton

2003 Honor

Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices

by Walter Dean Myers

2005 Winner

Is This Forever, or What?: Poems & Paintings f...

by Naomi Shihab Nye

2005 Honor

Jazz

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher A. Myers

2007 Winner

Light-Gathering Poems

by Liz Rosenberg

2001 Winner

A Maze Me: Poems for Girls

by Naomi Shihab Nye, illustrated by Terre Maher

2006 Honor

Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts

by Anna Grossnickle Hines

2002 Winner

A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems

by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Chris Raschka

2002 Honor

The Pond God and Other Stories

by Samuel Jay Keyser, illustrated by Robert Shetterly

2004 Honor

The Rainbow Hand: Poems about Mothers and Children

by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Jennifer Hewitson

2000 Honor

Short Takes: Fast-Break Basketball Poetry

by Charles R., Jr. Smith, edited by Donna L. Brooks

2002 Honor

Song of the Water Boatman: & Other Pond Poems

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beckie Prange

2006 Winner

Song Shoots Out of My Mouth: A Celebration of ...

by Jaime Adoff, Jamie Levi Adoff, illustrated by Martin French

2003 Honor

Splash!: Poems of Our Watery World

by Constance Levy, illustrated by David Soman

2003 Winner

Stone Bench In An Empty Park

by Paul B. Janeczko

2001 Honor

This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forg...

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

2008 Honor

Tour America

by Johnson Siebert, Diane Siebert, illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson

2007 Honor

The Way a Door Closes

by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

2004 Honor

What Have You Lost?

by Naomi Shihab Nye

2000 Winner

The Wishing Bone, and Other Poems

by Stephen Mitchell, illustrated by Tom Pohrt

2004 Winner

A Wreath for Emmett Till

by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Philippe Lardy

2006 Honor

Total: 29 Books

Show Book Comments

Sort By:

A Humble Life: Plain Poems

by Linda Oatman High, illustrated by Bill Farnsworth

2002 Honor

An Old Shell: Poems of the Galapagos

by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Tom Pohrt

2000 Honor

Becoming Joe Dimaggio

by Maria Testa, illustrated by Scott Hunt

2003 Honor

Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant: And Other Poems

by Jack Prelutsky, illustrated by Carin Berger

2007 Honor

Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems

by John Grandits

2008 Honor

Blues Journey

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher A. Myers

2004 Honor

The Braid

by Helen Frost

2007 Honor

Creature Carnival

by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Gris Grimly

2005 Honor

Girl Coming in for a Landing

by April Halprin Wayland, illustrated by Elaine Clayton

2003 Honor

Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices

by Walter Dean Myers

2005 Winner

Is This Forever, or What?: Poems & Paintings f...

by Naomi Shihab Nye

2005 Honor

Jazz

by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Christopher A. Myers

2007 Winner

Light-Gathering Poems

by Liz Rosenberg

2001 Winner

A Maze Me: Poems for Girls

by Naomi Shihab Nye, illustrated by Terre Maher

2006 Honor

Pieces: A Year in Poems & Quilts

by Anna Grossnickle Hines

2002 Winner

A Poke in the I: A Collection of Concrete Poems

by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Chris Raschka

2002 Honor

The Pond God and Other Stories

by Samuel Jay Keyser, illustrated by Robert Shetterly

2004 Honor

The Rainbow Hand: Poems about Mothers and Children

by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Jennifer Hewitson

2000 Honor

Short Takes: Fast-Break Basketball Poetry

by Charles R., Jr. Smith, edited by Donna L. Brooks

2002 Honor

Song of the Water Boatman: & Other Pond Poems

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Beckie Prange

2006 Winner

Song Shoots Out of My Mouth: A Celebration of ...

by Jaime Adoff, Jamie Levi Adoff, illustrated by Martin French

2003 Honor

Splash!: Poems of Our Watery World

by Constance Levy, illustrated by David Soman

2003 Winner

Stone Bench In An Empty Park

by Paul B. Janeczko

2001 Honor

This Is Just to Say: Poems of Apology and Forg...

by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

2008 Honor

Tour America

by Johnson Siebert, Diane Siebert, illustrated by Stephen T. Johnson

2007 Honor

The Way a Door Closes

by Hope Anita Smith, illustrated by Shane W. Evans

2004 Honor

What Have You Lost?

by Naomi Shihab Nye

2000 Winner

The Wishing Bone, and Other Poems

by Stephen Mitchell, illustrated by Tom Pohrt

2004 Winner

A Wreath for Emmett Till

by Marilyn Nelson, illustrated by Philippe Lardy

2006 Honor

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