The most excellent Roger McGough has drawn together a stunning collection of poems inspired by the senses. There are poems about eyes, ears, noses, mouths and hands and there are poems about touching, eating, tasting, hearing and seeing and poems which combine them all in a gorgeous sensational whirl. It includes poems by the very best classic and contemporary poets, including Carol Ann Duffy, Ian McMillan, John Hegley, Langston Hughes, William Wordsworth, Vernon Scannell and Michael Rosen, to n...
The toot-ally hilarious and messy origin story of Superpoop, your new favourite pooperhero, perfect for children (and parents) who enjoy a little potty-humour!Superpoop is fresh from hero training and only needs one mission under his belt to join the super league of superheroes. Yet, whenever he tries to save the day, another hero always gets there first! All Superpoop needs is a job that only he can do, so when toilet trouble is the mission of the day, he might just get the plopportunity!100,00...
A beautiful gift anthology containing forty incredible poems written out in the shape of world shapers!In Shaping the World learn about about Amelia Earhart in a poem shaped like a plane, Maya Angelou in a poem shaped like a bird or Francis Drake in a poem shaped like a ship. Each poem is paired with a biography, quote and fascinating fact.This collection for young poetry fans includes poems about: Greta Thunberg, Maya Angelou, Florence Nightlingale, Anne Frank, William Wordsworth, Nelson Mandel...
“Clever and effective for the pre- and primary school nature shelves.”—Kirkus In the vein of Jack Prelutsky and Dennis Lee comes a celebration of the sky with thirty zippy poems that will lift kids’ spirits and let their imaginations soar. What do you see when you look up at the sky? In this “lyrical” picture book (Booklist) for ages 3-8, the award-winning and critically-acclaimed children’s poet, Robert Heidbreder, shares thirty memorable poems that capture the magic and beauty of all the wo...
Now I Am One
Snuggle up with your favorite little one to share this sweet offering. Includes traditional rhymes, such as "Monday's Child," as well as original poems. A die-cut, flocked number "one" graces the cover of this sweetly illustrated title perfect for one year olds!
Ten Thousand Stars (A Cornucopia of Best-Loved Poems, #2)
by Jim Weiss
In this lyrical picture book from an award-winning poet, a young boy cherishes a neighborhood field throughout the changing seasons. With stunning illustrations and a charming text, this beautiful story celebrates a child's relationship with nature. There was a boy named Emile who fell in love with a field. It was wide and blue-- and if you could have seen it so would've you. Emile loves the field close to his home--in spring, summer, and fall, when it gives him bees and flowers, blossoms a...
An endearing family story about love and dyslexia Olivia is a little girl full of life and imagination. But when her grandmother asks her to write a story for her birthday, Olivia feels a little unsure. Because when it comes to writing, things never go as she intended. Words thumb their noses at her. Lowercase letters turn into uppercase letters. Subjects and verbs don't always agree. How can Olivia write a story when words and letters won’t cooperate? A sweet story that tackles the theme of dy...
The sea is full of mystery and enchantment - and this extraordinary collection captures every drop of its magic. Retold and illustrated by the renowned picture-book artist Jane Ray, The Little Mermaid and Other Fishy Tales features an international selection of captivating stories and poems: "The Fisherman and His Wife," "Whalesong," "Lobster Quadrille," "The Ballad of John Silver," and many more. AGES: 6 to 9 AUTHOR: Jane Ray has garnered rave reviews internationally for her many works with...
This delightfully illustrated full-colour collection includes beloved lullabies, jump rope songs, riddles, and proverbs collected by award-winning authors and scholars of Latine literature. Rich with the diversity of Latine cultures, this treasury serves as both a warm introduction to Latine folklore for English speakers and a trove of familiar favourites for Spanish speakers.The collection also includes sheet music and bonus content for caregivers to enrich the reading experience.Este libro es...
A Poem for Every Spring Day (A Poem for Every Day and Night of the Year)
by Allie Esiri
Within the pages of Allie Esiri's gorgeous poetry collection, A Poem for Every Spring Day, you will find verse that will transport you to vivid spring-time scenes, taking you from the first sighting of blossoms to Easter.The poems are selected from Allie Esiri’s bestselling poetry anthologies A Poem for Every Day of the Year and A Poem for Every Night of the Year.Perfect for reading aloud and sharing with all the family, this book dazzles with an array of familiar favourites and remarkable new d...
The sun goes down and bats come out to play. It's a perfect night to go to the beach! So pack your buckets, banjos, and blankets - don't forget the moon-tan lotion - and wing with this bunch of bats to where foamy sea and soft sand meet. This new lap board book edition includes lyrics to an original bat song by Brian Lies! You can also download the song for your listening pleasure.
Why is itThe roustabout Rooster, raging at the dawnWakes us so early?A warrior king is on fire!His armour is all crooked daggers and scimitarsAnd it's shivering red-hot - with rage!First published in 1984, this book of prose-linked animal poems won both the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Signal Poetry Award. This new, illustated edition remains 'a very beautiful book: God and his son go to visit mankind and ask a few simple questions . . . the poems are pure enchantment' (The School L...
From John Agard and Julia Donaldson to Nikita Gill, Brian Bilston and Carol Ann Duffy, The Big Amazing Poetry Book is a brilliant, accessible introduction to poetry and to fifty-two fantastic poets.Introduced by Roger McGough, the book features the illustrations of 2015–2017 Children's Laureate and beloved author of the Goth Girl and Ottoline series, Chris Riddell.A warm, funny collection, this book is packed with many different styles of poetry – ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shape poems,...
Rappy the Raptor's class has to write poems about their favorite things for Poetry Week, and the best poet will win a cupcake! Will Rappy discover he's a poet and he didn't even know it Beginning readers will love rapping along to this Level Two I Can Read tale as Rappy, his classmates, and even their teacher, Mrs. H, rap about everything from flying kites and pillow fights to snow days and mayonnaise! Rappy and His Favorite Things is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on t...
Julie Andrews' Treasury For All Seasons
by Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Andrews
A vast array of poems old and new joyously celebrates each special day of the year, telling of New Year's resolutions, Valentine's Day love, Easter parades, Fourth of July fireworks, and more. From the cold of winter to the new hope of spring, the brisk fall to the steamy summer, Caldecott Honor illustrator Marjorie Priceman's vibrate watercolor paintings ring in each month of the year, bringing each season to joyful life. Featuring verse from favorites like Walt Whitman, Jack Prelutsky, and L...
First Picture Book of Nursery Rhymes (My First Picture Book of Nursery Rhymes)
Wave your flags! It's time to vote! Election Day is right around the corner in the latest big moment to be celebrated in Natasha Wing's best-selling series. Yes! It's almost here. And the big question is: Who will be our next president? Will our leader be a he or a she? A young citizen gives her take on politics and Election Day in this charming story (featuring a colorful sticker sheet!), told in the style of Clement C. Moore's holiday poem.
Walker Illustrated Classics is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good!Over eighty of the most memorable poems written in the English language, from William Blake's "The Tyger" to Lewis Carroll's "Jabberwocky". Selected by Children's Laureate Michael Ro...
A GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019, this stunning collection of new and classic poems from around the world celebrates the diversity of life on our green and blue planet, to be shared with all the family. With new poems from Raymond Antrobus, Mona Arshi, Kate Tempest, Hollie McNish, Dean Atta, Sabrina Mahfouz and more.Dive into this book and be swept away on a journey around our green and blue planet, from the peak of the snowiest mountaintop to the bottom of the deepest, bluest ocean....
