A Child's Calendar by John Updike, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

Here is another great introduction to poetry in a gentle, simple style. Pullitzer-prize winning Updike has written a poem for each month of the year. 

“At last, small witches

Goblins, hags,

And pirates armed/

With paper bags,

Their costumes hinged

On safety pins,

Go haunt a night

Of pumpkin grins” (from “October”).