Children will love to explore the bright and noisy barnyard in this wonderful collection of poems from the award-winning author and illustrator team of Giles Andreae and David Wojtowycz.
Classic verses about love and jealousy, friendship and betrayal, politics and ambition, and the complexity of human life. William Shakespeare’s verses—illustrated in remarkable paintings—encourage, fascinate, provoke laughter, and inspire deep feelings in readers. His classic lines moves us as much today as when Shakespeare first wrote them, from “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s da…
Laugh yourself silly with Roald Dahl's Marvellous Joke Book, filled with over 400 hilarious jokes, limericks and riddles, illustrated by Quentin Blake. Based on Roald Dahl's most famous characters you will be chortling away with Matilda, Charlie, George, The BFG, James and many more! Roald Dahl was full of fun and mischief, and LOVED all kinds of jokes- the sillier the better, like chocol…
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These are some of the most amazing poems ever written, touching the heart, challenging the mind, & conjuring worlds of experience & imagination.
BEHOLD A SIMPLE TENDER BABE(ROBERT SOUTHWELL)LUTE-BOOK LULLABY(ANON) A CHRISTMAS CAROL(G K CHESTERTON)CAROL(EILUNED LEWIS)LULLABY(ELIZABETH JENNINGS)THE SHEPERDS(WILLIAM MORRIS)THE MAYOR & THE SIMPLETON(IAN SERRAILLIER)THE KEY OF THE KINGDOM(ANON)THE INNKEEPERS WIFE(CLIVE SANSOM) MAKE WE MERRY(ANON)OUR JOYFULL'ST FEAST(GEORGE WITHER)WASSAIL(ANON)SOME CHRISTMAS RIDDLES(ANON)SNAPDRAGON(ANON)A SON…
A rich and varied selection of classic and modern poems by some of the very best poets for children, from Agard to Patten to Rosen. Perfect for reading alone or reading alone or reading aloud- and for dipping into time and time again.
This glorious collection is an ideal introduction to the joys of poetry. Favourite children's poet Michael Rosen knows just what will appeal most to children. Deliberately wide-ranging, it includes the work of classic poets such as Tennyson and Coleridge as well as traditional playground rhymes and folk songs from around the world. The collection also addresses different themes - here are funny…