Poetry

Short and Shocking! is full of stories with a twist in the tail - each surprising and stimulating in its own way. Over forty stories in one book - all of them very, very short! None of the stories are more than two pages long, but each of them is...

"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 -...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781999829568Author Daniel ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Carefully Crafted MediaPublisher Carefully Crafted Media

_______________ A wonderful poetry collection fizzing with fun from the much loved Michael Rosen, packed with colour illustrations by David Tazzyman. Includes an audio CD of Michael Rosen reading his poems. A riotous celebration of words - silly...

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...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783949304026Author Jolas WittlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Curious World BooksPublisher Curious World BooksWeight(grams) 118gDimensions(mm) 216mm...

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that...

**Chosen for 2020 NCTE Notable Poetry Books and Verse Novels List****Winner of 2020 Northern Lights Book Award for Poetry****Winner of 2019 Skipping Stones Honor Awards**Escape into a dreamy world of watercolors and nature-inspired haiku.My First Book of...

A wonderfully exuberant yet poignant poetry collection from one of Britain's greatest children's poets Michael Rosen. Here are tales of childhood, from the horrors of being late for school, to making a raft, and going to a cafe, as well as poems to...

I LIke This Poem is a classic collection of children's poems from Puffin Books.Highwaymen and naughty children, sharks and baboons, the Snitterjipe and the Jabberwocky, all have their part to play.Each and every poem in this treasure chest of family...

It hums and it thrums through day and night the magical, mystical rhythm of life! Follow the story of music back to the very beginning. Did it start with a stomp or a clap? This playful poem is an ode to the colourful world of music and rhythm...

Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, is tired of being told that she doesn't exist. In this crackling, lolloping story in verse, Ted Hughes describes how she sets out on the road to London for an audience with the Queen...Nessie the Mannerless Monster, in a...

William Blake, Kate Greenaway and Emily Dickinson are among literatures most beloved writers and all feature in this charming anthology of 200 poems - first published in 1969. Gyo Fujikawa's appealing illustrations help to enhance verses that children...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849023863Author Rudyard KiplingFormat HardbackPage Count 170Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 423gDimensions(mm)...

Working with Apples & Snakes, the "Spoken Word Trailblazers", Britain's Children's Laureate has chosen poems from ten debut poets, all from diverse/under-represented backgrounds. Selected for their qualities of originality, expression and style, they...

Inspired by Sarah Coleridge's familiar poem 'January brings the snow', this little book describes each month of the year in a toddler-friendly way. Gorgeous animal characters show things to remember for each month, from glowing cheeks and noses in snowy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140558821Author Henry Wadsworth LongfellowFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 170gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781419751585Author Rachel PierceyFormat HardbackPage Count 40Imprint Harry N. AbramsPublisher Harry N. AbramsWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 318mm * 259mm...

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,...

'The Wimbledons were sleeping. It was very, very late, When Wilma heard a spooky sound, Which made her sit up straight. "That's very odd," said Walter. "I don't recognize the tune..." "It's only Stanley," Walter said. "He's howling at the moon."' Whoever...

Pippa loves staying with her Aunty Peggy. She loves going for walks, whether it's sunshiney or cold - long, wandering walks where her wellies take her. Follow Pippa into the beautiful countryside as her day unfolds, and the wildlife, animals and people...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven...

A beautiful hardback collection of the very best poems by Brian Moses. Includes 'Walking with My Iguana' 'The Lost Angels', 'Aliens Stole My Underpants', 'Behind the Staffroom Door', 'Lost Magic', 'The Sssnake Hotel', 'A Feather from an Angel', 'Cakes in...

A gorgeously illustrated introduction to poetry for children, featuring poems about everything from science, sports, and space, to friendship, family, and feelings.This thoughtfully crafted anthology is perfect for children new to verse and for young...

The wonderful Roger McGough has drawn together a stunning collection of poems inspired by the five senses. Gems from the very best classic and contemporary poets such as Carol Ann Duffy, Ian McMillan, John Hegley, William Wordsworth, Vernon Scannell and...

A fantastic collection of history poems that conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of the past - both the great events and battles, and ordinary day-to-day activities.Perfect for young history fans, 1066 and Before That from Brian Moses and Roger...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062415264Author Sharon CreechFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollinsWeight(grams) 181g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800991873Author Jos SimonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y LolfaDimensions(mm) 215mm * 140mm * 20mm

Follow a tiny raindrop as it brings the world to life in this beautiful water cycle story with gentle, rhyming text to read aloud. The raindrop flows through rivers, lakes and streams - all the way to the ocean. It then rises back into the atmosphere as...

*Part of the six books for six decades collection*A poem of tragedy and beauty . . .The Weeping Angels are an ancient race of terrible power.With the ability to propel their victims backwards in time, their true form is a mystery - they turn to stone on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061905858Author Shel SilversteinFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134006Author Jason KorsnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524718664Author StorybotsFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Random House Books for Young ReadersPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783907130179Author Junia WondersFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Gmur Verlag, Yves GmurPublisher Gmur Verlag, Yves GmurWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm)...

This stunningly illustrated and heartfelt book tells the story of a mother bear and her child, who leave their house on an adventure in search of a star, in a warm tale of love, family and home.Look up at the stars, so high above me. If I could just hold...

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,...

Books on the history of fortifications are plentiful. Medieval castles, the defensive systems of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the trenches and bunkers of the First World War, the great citadels of the Second World War - all these...

The first in a two-book series that champions and empowers children of colour in beautifully simplistic ways. This book teached children how to mix colours, and how all three primary colours, mixed together, make beautiful brown.Reviews"What a joyful...

A gorgeously illustrated Christmas classic re-written and illustrated by Alex T. Smith, The Twelve Days of Christmas, or Grandma is Overly Generous, is the creator of the Claude series and How Winston Delivered Christmas.On the first day of Christmas my...