This is a good introduction to poetry for a young child. Wonderful photos by Jason Stemple and Jane Yolen's creative poetry combine to make a unique book about color. Yolen and Stemple are real life mother and daughter. If you read this one aloud, children younger than seven can appreciate the images. This would be a good book to read after one of those summer storms that leave us awed by the power of nature.
Kids love dinosaurs.
Take that interest and introduce them to poetry about a subject they love. A delight to the senses.