New York: Hill & Wang / Sunburst, 1987. Hardcover - Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. ISBN: 0-809087960.

New York: Hill & Wang / Sunburst, (1985). dj. Hardcover - Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. Illustrated with black and white drawings by George Martins. 57 pp. ISBN: 0-809087960.

New York: Hill & Wang / Farrar, Straus, Giroux, (1985). dj. SIGNED hardcover - Poems for and about children, mostly written in the children's own voices. INSCRIBED by Giovanni on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Illustrated with black and white drawings by George Martins. 57 pp. ISBN: 0-809087960.

New York: Lothrup, Lee & Shepherd, (1999.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of twenty-two poems which celebrate the different faces of love - "There's something here for every age and every taste, from sweet to sassy to sentimental." SIGNED by the author on the title page and uncommon thus. Illustrated in full color by Melodye Benson Rosales. 89 pp. ISBN: 0-688156673.

New York: Morrow Junior Books, (1989.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 50 short poems that play with the sounds, the rhymes and the meaning of words in rollicking and amusing ways. Illustrated with black and white drawings by Sheila Hamanaka. Although primarily written for children, anyone who loves words, puns and word play will enjoy this. 53 pp. ISBN: 0-688081525.