Animal Poems For Kids

Animal poems for kids are a great way to express thoughts in the form of poetry. We all know that animals are an integral part of our environment. Kids are very fond of animals and they love to watch and play with them. So, poems on animals are the perfect way to introduce children to the world of poetry.

Kids start listening to and reciting rhymes or poems for kids on animals like baa baa black sheep from an early age. These poems and rhymes are great tools that help them learn about words and language. To help them learn more about animals, teach them animal poems to kids. Learning animal poems for kids will help children learn new words and learn about different animals. Check out some animal poems for kids here. 

List Of Animal Poems For Kids

• The Canary
• The Tyger
• The Crocodile
• My Farm Animals
• A Jellyfish
• The Donkey
• My Best Friend
• Once I Saw A Little Bird

8 Best Animal Poems For Kids

Here are a few animal poems for kids.

1. The Canary 

By Elizabeth Turner

Mary had a little bird,

With feathers bright and yellow,

Slender legs-upon my legs,

He was a pretty fellow.

Sweetest notes he always sung,

Which much delighted Mary,

Often where his cage was hung,

She sat to hear Canary.

Crumbs of bread and dainty seeds

She carried to him daily,

Seeking for the early weeds,

She decked his palace gaily.

This, my little readers, learn,

And ever practice duly,

Songs and smiles of love return

To friends who love you truly. 

2. The Tyger

By William Blake

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright,

In the forest of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies

Burnt the fire of thine eyes?

On what wings dare he aspire?

What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder and what art,

Could twist the sinews of thy heart?

And when thy heart began to beat,

What dread hand? & what dread feet?

What the hammer? what the chain?

In what furnace was thy brain?

What the anvil? What dread grasp

Dare its deadly terrors clasp!

When the stars threw down their spears,

And water’d heaven with their tears,

Did he smile his work to see?

Did he who made the lamb make thee?

Tyger! Tyger! burning bright 

In the forests of the night,

What immortal hand or eye

Dare frame thy fearful symmetry?

3. The Crocodile

By Lewis Carrol

How doth the little crocodile

Improving his shining tail, 

And pour the waters of the Nile

On every golden scale.

How cheerfully he seems to grin,

How neatly spreads his claws,

And welcomes little fishes in, 

With gently smiling jaws!

4. My Farm Animals

By Linda Harris

On a sunny day, I sat on my porch swing

And watched a cool fresh summer rain

Everything then seems to come so alive

Birds flew to birdbaths to take a dive

My horse started galloping with glee

Putting on a show to entertain me

The donkey, he was hee-hawing so loud

Trying to get attention of the crowd

The cows and goat stepped up to see

What all the commotion seemed to be

Chickens were making a clucking sound

Even little bunnies were looking around

Simon, the cat awoke, puzzled over this

Fell back to sleep for his daily rest

My farm animals are so joyful and free

Well, no one to see, but only me!

5. A Jellyfish

By Marianne Moore

Visible, invisible 

A fluctuating charm,

An amber colored amethyst

inhabits it; your arm

It opens and

It closes,

You have meant

To catch it,

And it shrivels;

Your abandon

Your intent

It opens, and it

Closes and you

Reach for it

The blue 

Surrounding it

Grows cloudy, and 

It floats away 

From you. 

6. The Donkey

By G K Chesterton

When fishes flew and forests walked

And figs grew upon thorn,

Some moment when the moon was blood

Then surely I was born.

With monstrous head and sickening cry

And ears like errant wings,

The devil’s walking parody

On all four footed things. 

The tattered outlaw of the earth,

on ancient crooked will;

Starve, scourge, deride me: I am dumb, 

I keep my secret still. 

Fools! For I also had my hour;

One far fierce hour and sweet:

There was a shout about my ears,

And palms before my feet. 

7. My Best Friend

By Abby Jenkins

Black and white

Thick and furry

Fast as the wind

Always in a hurry

Couple of spots

Rub my ears

Always comes when his name he hears

Loves his ball; it’s his favorite thing

What’s most fun for him? Everything!

Great big tongue that licks my face

Has a crate, his very own space

Big brown eyes like moon pies

He’s my friend till the very end!

8. Once I Saw A Little Bird

By Unknown

Once I saw a little bird

Go hop, hop, hop.

So I said, “Little bird,

Will you stop, stop, stop?”

Then I was going to the window

To say, “How do you do?”

But he shook his little tail,

And away he flew!

We hope these animal poems for kids were useful to you. To learn more about animals, check out this essay on animals. Check our kids learning section for more poems, activities and other learning resources.

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