These lovely short poems for kids are perfect for children practicing their reading skills. Hey, they may even think poetry is cool!

Ryan Bliss started writing poems for his son a decade ago. Now he's publishing his quirky, funny, silly and sweet works at Mooseclumps.com.

What do you get if you add poems that are "Shel Silverstein meets Rumi for kids" with pictures of yetis and primordial slime? Words with Wings and Magic Things, a book of illustrated poems for kids.