Poetry

A lively and colourful book that aims to teach the ancient art of composing poetry in strict metre to young poets.Book InformationISBN 9781911584490Author Mererid HopwoodFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Cyhoeddiadau BarddasPublisher Cyhoeddiadau...

This gorgeous collection of animal poems from Roger Stevens, Liz Brownlee and Sue Hardy-Dawson will entrance and delight in equal measure. Featuring a full alphabet of animals, birds, and insects, with the odd extinct or imaginary creature thrown in,...

This feisty collection of poems is a celebration of the achievements of women and girls throughout history. Reaching the Stars is complied by national Poetry ADay Ambassadors and includes poems about Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks, Margaret Hamilton, Ada...

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGET OFF, GET OFF, GET OFF!Well what would you say if your brother kept whacking you with a spoon, or the spider made it all the way up the toilet bowl or your mum made you wear that horrible shirt?Find out in this fantastically funny...

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...

A very special collection of poems by a four-year-old author, illustrated with wit and whimsy by Yasmeen Ismail.Everybody has love.Even baddies.The poems in this book beautifully capture how a four-year-old sees the world - a world of rainbows, glitter...

"They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace - Christopher Robin went down with Alice." Curl up with A.A.Milne's classic book of poetry for children, When We Were Very Young. This is the first volume of rhymes written especially for children...

This poetry collection for 5 year olds comprises 35 fun, accessible poems to read together at home. Featuring a fantastic range of children's poets and four exciting themes with full-colour illustrations, this is the ideal approach to encourage a love of...

This volume contains Carol Ann Duffy's adaptation plus the dramatization by Tim Supple and the Young Vic Company. The plays were produced by the Young Vic, London, in 1994 and 1997.'Great theatre is as fleeting as it is thrilling. It exists in the spaces...

Falling Out Of The Sky is a treasury of poems which retell classic myths, legends and fairytales from across the world. Hansel and Gretel's witch takes us behind the scenes of the construction of her gingerbread cottage, and Medusa explains how the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916416413Author Andrew Powell-ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 30Imprint Cityscape PublishingPublisher Cityscape PublishingWeight(grams)...

Originally published in 1885, "A Child's Garden of Verses" has served as a wonderful introduction to poetry for each new generation. Stevenson's beloved poems celebrate childhood in all its complexity and joy, from "The Land of Nod" to the playful,...

The Original Conjuring Cat stars in the second picture book from T. S. Eliot and Arthur Robins, a timeless magical partnership - perfect for ages 3+.Was there everA cat so cleverAs magical Mr. Mistoffelees!Following Arthur Robins' criticallly acclaimed...

From National Poetry Day Ambassadors Liz Brownlee, Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens comes an incredible anthology of poetry identifying ways we can Be the Change. These positive and upbeat poems explore sustainability and the positive efforts being made...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999774981Author Karl NovaFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Caboodle Books LimitedPublisher Caboodle Books Limited

Wiggle, jiggle and giggle along with this board-book of action rhymes, collected from A Great Big Cuddle.A board-book collection of action rhymes from not one but two Children's Laureates. Join a band of mischievous monkeys, tigers, lions, elephants and...

All aboard for Kalamazoo! One ticket will let you... ride on an elephant, stay in a bug hotel, travel by train boat and plane, mingle with bears and minibeasts - and even meet an alien! All this and more, in 19 zippy poems to read aloud. This...

A fantastic collection of poems for 7-year-olds filled with an incredible assortment of poems to dip into time and again, compiled by A.F. Harrold and illustrated by Roxana de Rond.There are songs, funny poems, nonsense rhymes, word magic and poems about...

The River's a Singer is a glorious collection of poems from the 2022 CLiPPA award winner, Valerie Bloom.The very best of Valerie Bloom's poetry including 'Fruits', 'Autumn Gilt', 'Haircut Rap', 'Duppy Jamboree' and 'The River'. This selection brings many...

From former Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen, comes a wickedly brilliant new collection of poetry. A collection of poems to take the reader out of this world and go on a journey of imagination and time travel, through history, geography and...

A brilliant, dip-in collection of poems to be read aloud, with tips and advice on how to be the best poetry performer! This wonderful anthology is full of poems that are easy to remember and perfect for reciting out loud. It includes new, modern and...

From Children's Laureates Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, the bestselling team behind A Great Big Cuddle, comes a first book of nursery rhymes.Flying pigs, wobbling plates of jelly and a giant who trembles whenever he meets a mouse: welcome to the...

A book aimed at both trade and schools markets that brings together the best of John Foster's original poetry. There are over 250 poems divided into themed sections, in which there will be humorous and thoughtful poems sitting side by side. It includes a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446563840Author Celia JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Warner Books IncPublisher Time Warner Trade PublishingWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm)...

A superb collection of football poems covering many aspects of the game. Written in a variety of verse forms - sonnets, rhyming couplets and more. As good as previous collections!Promotion: PoS available. (Temporary)About the AuthorAllan Ahlberg has...

Cats! Some are sane, and some are mad.Some are good, and some are bad . . .The original Old Possum's illustrations have been lovingly restored and are showcased in this beautiful new hardback edition, perfect for children and Eliot aficionados alike...

May you know fear but not be driven by it - May you know joy and follow it everywhere - May you know light and shine it every chance you getA tender picture book about the hopes and dreams a parent has for their child, from author, poet, and activist...

Swim with mermaids Ride a rocket Hide a dragon in your pocket Anything is possible in poems! 'Get Moving!' brings together dinosaurs, sweets, football, fireworks and more to create a collection of poems to perform and read aloud.Book InformationISBN...

365 poems celebrating nature and the changing seasons. This is the perfect bedside companion for any nature or poetry fan, featuring famous odes from big-name poets alongside unsung poems from less-well-known writers. Each poem is chosen to chime with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764958854Author Edward GoreyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Pomegranate Communications Inc,USPublisher Pomegranate Communications Inc,USWeight(grams)...

Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and Carnegie Medal winner Jason Reynolds's rallying cry to the young dreamers...

Poetry is increasingly democratic in its use of different formats, but it can be difficult to know how to navigate the range of options available. In a competitive field, this information is not always easy to access, and many poets make mistakes. This...

A refreshed cover edition of Gaby Morgan's Read Me: A Poem for Every Day of the Year, the bestselling poetry anthology with over a quarter of a million copies sold. This anthology is perfect for sharing with the all the family - it contains a poem for...

Nominated for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration.Original, inspiring and intimate, When Poems Fall From the Sky marries science and poetry to create a tender and thoughtful love-letter to Earth promising...

The Rhyme Bible Storybook brings classic Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments to life, retold in rhyme so that children are enthusiastic to read along, excited to read aloud, and, most importantly, eager to remember their favorite Scripture...

The much-loved Roald Dahl collection of hilarious animal rhymes, updated for a whole new generation of readers with an exciting new interior design and cover look.A collection of (mainly) grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Crocky-Wock the...

There's a light on in the attic.I can see it from outside,And I know you're on the inside ... lookin' out.Step inside the mind of Shel Silverstein and you'll discover a magic homework machine, a Polar Bear in the fridge and a Meehoo With an Exactlywatt...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789431858Author Edward LearFormat PaperbackPage Count 78Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

A third collection of funny and thoughtful poems from the Children's Laureate Wales, Alex Wharton, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression. Readers will be excited by fun new characters like Mr Slime and the return of Hector the...

This Dinosaur themed anthology of poems is written by various authors. The anthologies in this series are updated and revised versions of previously published titles, each with several brand new poems in them. There's an...