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Whether or not you're a fan of Dr. Seuss, you aren't likely to forget his books for one simple reason—they rhyme. Each line carries a cadence that drives the sing-song deep into the memory where it survives and prospers, and it does this most effectively in the minds of children. The rhythms of language impart a love of words kids are unlikly to abandon when they're older.

It's pretty common to equate "rhyme" and "poetry." There are a couple things wrong with this assumption: not all poetry rhymes, and poetry is more about meter than it is about vowel-chime. Meter is the beat of each line, the "da-da-da-da-da-da" that makes poetry distinct from prose. Rhyming books aren't necessarily poetry (at least, not in the Robert Frost or John Milton sense), but they are incredibly musical.

Kids aren't born automatically in love with language. If their first encounters with reading (either being read aloud to or learning how to read themselves) throw them into contact with primarily dull books, there's a good chance they'll grow up with a distaste for words. Even if they encounter brilliant writing later, they're already predisposed to reject it, largely because they don't understand it or have the tools to appreciate it.

Rhyming books are a great place to start to help raise readers who are entranced by well-constructed sentences. If you suppose someone like Bill Peet is a shoddy craftsman because he writes relatively simple narratives for kiddos, you need to re-read The Caboose Who Got Loose. Writers who can create fun stories using a form as difficult as metered couplets deserve not only our admiration, but our readership.

We love words here at Exodus Books. We love the way the printed page looks. We offer many first-rate titles. Peruse them when you're feeling idle.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

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	"There are Rocks in my Socks!" Said the Ox to the Fox by Patricia Thomas, illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein from Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss from Random House Rhyming Fantasy for 1st-4th grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB)
	And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss 15th printing 1967 from Vanguard Press Rhyming Fantasy for 1st-4th grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $24.00 (1 in stock)
	Arnold Lobel Book of Mother Goose by Arnold Lobel from Random House for Preschool-3rd grade in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss from Random House for 1st-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99 $3.50 (2 in stock)
	Cat in the Hat Comes Back by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Fly Went By by Mike McClintock from Random House Rhyming Books for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Fly Went By by Mike McClintock, illustrated by Fritz Siebel from Random House Rhyming Books for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Foot Book Bright & Early Books by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Foot Book Bright & Early Books by Dr. Seuss from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.00 (4 in stock)
	Frogs and Toads All Sang by Arnold Lobel, illustrated by Adrianne Lobel from HarperCollins for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss from Random House Fantasy for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Hooper Humperdink...? Not Him! by Dr. Seuss writing as Theo LeSieg, illustrated by Scott Nash from Random House for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss from Random House read-aloud poetry picture book for Preschool-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99 $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss from Random House Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
	How Sweet the Sound The Story of Amazing Grace by Carole Boston Weatherford, Illustrated by Frank Morrison from Atheneum for 1st-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $17.99
	How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss from Random House Christmas Stories for Kindergarten-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
	I Can Read With My Eyes Shut by Dr. Seuss from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	I Had Trouble in Getting to Solla Sollew by Dr. Seuss from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.99
	I Wish That I Had Duck Feet by Theo. LeSieg from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.50 (1 in stock)
	Is Your Mama a Llama? by Deborah Guarino, Illustrated by Steven Kellogg from Scholastic Inc. for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Madeline Treasury former published as Mad About Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans Reissue from Viking Press in Picture Book Treasuries (Location: PIC-TRE) $35.00
	Madeline's Book Collection Four Unabridged Hardcover by Ludwig Bemelmans from Viking Press for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $19.00 (1 in stock)
	Marguerite de Angeli's Book of Nursery and Mother Goose Rhymes by Marguerite de Angeli from Doubleday & Company for Nursery-2nd grade 1955 Caldecott Honor Book in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG) $9.00 (5 in stock)
	Michael Hague's Mother Goose by Michael Hague Reissue from Henry Holt and Company for Preschool-2nd grade in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG) $10.00 (2 in stock)
	Michael Hague's Mother Goose by Michael Hague Reissue from Holt, Rinehart and Winston for Preschool-2nd grade in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch by Graeme Base from Harry N. Abrams, Inc. for 1st-4th grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
	Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne from Dutton Children's Books Poetry for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $19.99
	Now We Are Six by A. A. Milne from Dutton Children's Books Poetry for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Oh Say Can You Say? by Dr. Seuss from Random House for 1st-4th grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Oh, the Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Old Hat New Hat Bright & Early Books by Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire from Random House for 1st-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	Random House Book of Mother Goose by Arnold Lobel from Random House for Preschool-3rd grade in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG)
	Richard Scarry's Best Mother Goose Ever by Richard Scarry 50th Anniversary Edition from Golden Books for Nursery-2nd grade in Mother Goose & Nursery Rhymes (Location: PIC-MG) $16.99
	Ring O' Roses Treasury: Nursery Rhymes and Stories Calla Editions by L. Leslie Brooke from Dover Publications for Nursery-6th grade in Picture Book Treasuries (Location: PIC-TRE)
	Rocket Book by Peter Newell from Tuttle Publishing for Preschool-4th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Science Verse w/audio CD by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith from Viking Press Silly Science Rhymes for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Slant Book by Peter Newell from Tuttle Publishing Humorous Rhyming Books for 2nd-6th grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Snow by Philip.D. Eastman, Roy Mc Kie from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Summer by Alice Low from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	There's a Wocket in my Pocket by Dr. Seuss from Random House Books for Young Readers for Preschool-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss from Random House Books for Young Readers for Nursery-2nd grade in Beginner Books (Location: EAR-BB) $9.99
	When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne from Dutton Juvenile Poetry for Kindergarten-4th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $19.99
	Wild About Books by Judy Sierra, Marc Brown from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for Preschool- 3rd Grade in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER) $8.00 (1 in stock)

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