Poetry

The Same Inside is a sweet and thoughtful collection of poems for children, about friendship, empathy and respect by three of the nation's best-loved poets, Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens.These fifty poems deal sensitively with feelings,...

A companion to The Rattle Bag, The School Bag is an engaging and authoritative selection for the classroom.Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes have chosen an eclectic range of poets read in today's schools, but also those poems that the editors themselves read...

The tensions brought about by differences of race and culture are at the heart of this powerful and entertaining collection by one of Britain's most exciting and original poets and performers. John Agard, winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry,...

"An amazingly talented spoken word artist" MTVFrom acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful first collection of poems exploring issues of identity, difference, faith, relationships, fear, loss and joy. Intricate, evocative and dazzling -...

"An amazingly talented spoken word artist" MTVFrom acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a powerful first collection of poems exploring issues of identity, difference, faith, relationships, fear, loss and joy. Intricate, evocative and dazzling -...

Welcome! Roll up! Come on down to the Universal Zoo. Want to see amazing animals? Buy a ticket, join the queue. Every creature has a place at the far end of Space, in the Universal Zoo. Look out for the Shy Shimmereen, the Snoozing...

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Slowly, silently, now the moonWalks the night in her silver shoon;This way, and that, she peers, and seesSilver fruit upon silver trees; One spring evening, the fairies gather in the woods. Two sleepy children join in the parade to a wonderful,...

A rip-roaringly humorous anthology from Birmingham's favourite Poet Laureate, Giovanni Esposito, better known as Spoz.Book InformationISBN 9780995488571Author Giovanni EspositoFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Caboodle Books LimitedPublisher Caboodle...

You are part of this earth. You grow like the seed. You shine like the stars. Reconnect with the natural world with illustrations from British Book Award and Waterstones Children's Book Prize-winning Harry Woodgate. We are all connected to the natural...

Love is LOUD, like a peacock proudly flashing its iridescent eyes for all to see. But sometimes love sings a quieter song, soft as the evening chorus, but no less strong. There are lots of ways that we can feel loved and give love. Love Is... explore...

Love may feel proud like a peacock, on display for the world to see . . . But it may also sing a softer song that goes unheard to those who are not listening.There are many ways that we can feel and give love. Told through a collection of beautiful...

A beautifully illustrated anthology of forty-four short poems by award-winning Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho, designed to be shared together. Blow a kiss, catch a kiss when we are apart. Blow a kiss, catch a kiss put it in your heart. ...

It's Christmas Eve. The children are snuggled, safe in their beds. Not even a mouse is stirring when something is heard outside... What could it be? Wonderful illustrations by John Joven introduce the famous Christmas rhyme about a very special visitor...

A fantastic book of really great poems for Years 3,4,5 and 6. It contains poems which cover every form and theme of the Literacy Strategy, an index of poem types, advice for writing poems, advice for reading poems, lots of poetry activities and some...

The Rhyming Rabbit loves to make up entertaining poems, inspired by everything he sees, but the other rabbits don't appreciate his talent for rhyme. Sad and lonely, the Rhyming Rabbit sets off one starry night all on his own - will he ever find someone...

2020 Ezra Jack Keats Award Winner for Illustration 2020 Ezra Jack Keats Honor for Writing A Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book of 2020"Affirmations of black childhood abound, and whimsical wishes float like dandelion fluff. Equally...

A fantastic book of really great poems for Reception and Year 1 and 2. It contains poems which cover every form and theme of the Literacy Strategy, an index of poem types, advice for writing poems, advice for reading poems, lots of poetry activities and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781638191070Author Ryan G Van CleaveFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Bushel & Peck BooksPublisher Bushel & Peck BooksWeight(grams) 590gDimensions(mm)...

The Very Best of Paul Cookson brings together twenty-five years of poetry. It includes his favourite poems and his most thoughtful, uplifting and memorable poems. Includes Let No One Steal Your Dreams, Father's Hands, May You Always, Invisible Magicians,...

An exquisite picture book based on Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" illustrated by master artist, P. J. Lynch.The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep,And miles to go before...

Blast off into space and explore the galaxies with a constellation of illustrated poems about the sun, moon and stars, black holes and worm holes, asteroids and meteorites, and even weird alien life forms. From shape poems and free verse to rhymes,...

A collection of "how-to" poems on all sorts of subjects and from all around the world, edited and illustrated by two major talents.Find a patch of unbroken snow; dye your hair green with purple spots; slowly breathe in and out; bounce in your space-boots...

When Big Bear and Little Bear have to say goodbye, Big Bear tells Little Bear about all the ways she'll send a hug from afar: I can change my hug into bird song early in the morning, or into the sea so I can wave at you when you are on the beach. ...

There are lots of ways that we can feel loved and give love. Love in its broadest sense.Mindful words explore themes such as self love, a parent's love for new baby, the bond between siblings, friendship, fighting for what you believe in, and missing...

Fantastically fun poems for younger children from exciting poet Joshua Seigal, winner of the Laugh Out Loud Awards - the UK's only prize for funny children's books "Joshua Seigal is a rising star in the children's poetry world and this new collection...

A funny and inspiring collection of poems about sport by Brian Moses and Roger Stevens! Olympic Poems is perfect for any young poet or aspiring Olympian.These are poems about winning and about taking part; poems about having all the right kit, but no...

A stunning gift collection of animal poems from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, celebrating with heart and humour the creatures with whom we share our planet. Collaborating once more with iconic artist, Michael...

'No breath of wind, No gleam of sun Still the white snow Whirls softly down' Outside, the world turns to white and three children and a dog build a snowman, throw snowballs and explore the frozen expansesA board book edition of Walter de la Mare's...

Bleep, bleep. Emergency! News just through: Crash, crash, there's been a crash. Let's go, crew!From Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock, the award-winning and bestselling creators of Roadworks, Demolition and Construction comes a reassuring, read-aloud...

"Vivid, buzzing with energy and great rhymes." Guardian"Steeped in sunlight ... a magical collection." Daily Telegraph "Fire in the treetops, / Fire in the sky. / Blossoms red as sunset / Dazzling to the eye..." Full of the amazing sights, sounds, smells...

From acrostics and riddles to kennings and paradiddles, this is a fun anthology of puzzling poems which also encourages children to have a go at writing poetry themselves. I am a Jigsaw is perfect for teachers who want to introduce different forms of...

The second inspiring picture book from the creators of The Great Realisation. 'All the things that make life wonderful, all the colours, sounds and tastes Begin to lose a touch of magic when your...

A gorgeous gift book to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas - a perfect gift for any Christmas stocking. A lonely tree stands on the cold, frosted hillside gazing at the other trees sparkling in the village below. How it longs to be with them!...

I said to the road, where do you lead? The Road said, Be a leader and find out. Bestselling author Cleo Wade's gorgeous picture book debut celebrates the journey we are all on, and the questions we ask along the way. With gentle reminders that...

Susan Marie Swanson's elegant prose and Beth Krommes' spectacular illustrations open up a night time world where ordinary objects become beautifully illuminated. Images of a key, a toy, a bear, and a book leap from the pages as we're reminded that even...

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The perfect gift for children aged 8+, this stunning classic collection of poetry will delight a new generation of readers of the Faber Children's Classics list.Peacock Pie contains the finest of Walter de la Mare's poems for children, accompanied by...

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...

Spike Milligan's publishing career began over forty years ago when Silly Verse for Kids was published in 1959. His poems were inspired by listening to his own children, and subsequently his grandchildren, and marvelling at the way they could invent new...