Poetry

Can you imagine a world without bees? Did you know that dung beetles are awesome recyclers? Insects pollinate, recycle and are an important food source for many animals - they're tiny but mighty superheroes of the animal kingdom. This is an anthology of...

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...

Welcome to the weird, wild and wonderful world of James Carter! Expect to hear the moon speak, explore a magic wood and play air guitar. You'll meet wolves, elephants and a dung beetle; you'll get close to a gorilla and sing a lullaby to a woolly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134921Author Dom ConlonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Scallywag Press proudly present Simon Lamb's dazzling debut collection of poetry, featuring fifty luminous poems, each written in exactly fifty words, fully-illustrated throughout by much-loved former Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. With subjects...

From the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the pages of Alice's second adventure, Through the Looking Glass.This irresistible...

A brand new collection for children from beloved poet, writer and broadcaster - Roger McGoughJust when you are ready to write your first poem, along come the words and cause mayhem! 'Poems can be like that sometimes,' says Roger McGough.Here Roger's...

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...

'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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781480095656Author Lewis Rodgers, Paul Elwin CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 26Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpace

Stevie is eleven and loves reading and sea-creatures. She lives with her mum, and she's been best friends with Andrew since forever. Stevie's mum teases her that someday they'll get married, but Stevie knows that won't ever happen. There's a girl at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781536218107Author Michael RosenFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.Publisher Candlewick Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789895292Author Miles KellyFormat HardbackImprint Miles Kelly Publishing LtdPublisher Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134600Author Nicola DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

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,...

From Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho comes a beautiful anthology of monthly nature poems which encourage a love for the natural world and the importance of looking after it. See how animals behave through the seasons, and the cycle of...

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...

A wonderful selection of over 100 of Roger's own best-loved poems from his vast Puffin catalogue of poetry collections. Lots of favourites and some lesser known surprises, too. Packed with fabulous Lydia Monks illustrations throughout.About the...

Cats! Some are sane and some are mad and some are good and some are bad.Meet magical Mr Mistoffelees, sleepy Old Deuteronomy and curious Rum Tum Tugger. But you'll be lucky to meet Macavity because Macavity's not there!In 1925 T. S. Eliot became...

The desert is too hot to stand still, so Hoppit and his friends keep moving. As more and more animals join, who knows where they're going to end up! It's a big surprise for everyone except the snake and eagle, who try to warn them what's ahead...Join in...

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)...

A flurry of festive verse, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems is a collection selected and intricately, beautifully illustrated by Chris Riddell, the beloved author and illustrator behind Goth Girl, Ottoline and the Cloud Horse...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Cybils (Poetry) 2015.Book InformationISBN 9781426320941Author J. Patrick LewisFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint National Geographic KidsPublisher National...

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...

A brilliant collection of poems for 8-year-olds packed with poems about friends, space, pets, nature, magic, family, school, adventure, compiled by Matt Goodfellow and illustrated by Roxana de Rond.Includes classic and contemporary poems by , A.F...

A reimagining of Shakespeare with a Caribbean twist!Garrick takes Shakespeares's soliloquys and monologues and incorporates Jamaican Patois to make them relevant for a new age and audience. Inventive and engrossing, this collection is imperative and...

Tonight I fancy a flight, so I shuffle my short feathers and jump... Take off on a night flight, have a monster's lunch, listen to birdsong, shout out the Apatosaurus rap and check out Alexander Fleming's petri dish. The read the note Cinderella...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525444466Author A. A. MilneFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 193gDimensions(mm) 195mm *...

This is a crazy collection of 44 wacky and wonderful works. It presents rhymes from many of the world's most famous writers, such as Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Alexander Pope...and of course the prolific Anonymous! Divided into thematic sections,...

This Animal 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 anthology...

"My name is Book and I'll tell you the story of my life." Non-fiction like you've never read it before!Quirky and humorous, part poetry, part reflection, this is the story of the book told by none other than ... BOOK! This extraordinary character...

Which King had a mischievous pet monkey? Which ruthless Queen enjoyed toasting people to a crisp? Whose reign lasted only nine days? The Head That Wears A Crown is a captivating collection that features the Kings and Queens of the British Isles as you've...

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...

Kings and Queens by Eleanor and Herbert Farjeon is a highly entertaining collection of poems about all forty-one English Kings and Queens since William I. Reissued in Puffin Poetry Kings and Queens is an authentic classic that has delighted young readers...

I once was a Pirate what sailed the 'igh seas-But now I've retired as a com-mission-aire:And that's how you find me a-takin' my easeAnd keepin' the door in a Bloomsbury Square.Join Cat Morgan, the swashbuckling pirate as he sails the Barbary Coast in...

Things You Find in a Poet's Beard is a collection of poems that have been shouted at children from schools to church halls. They are a curation of silly tales that have been illustrated and bound into a book. Perhaps you'll want to annoy your family by...

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 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...

'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...

"No budding ornithologist should be without Watching the Swallows." - TelegraphA stylish gift-book anthology of 50 poems for bird-lovers, perfect for all ages.Published in partnership with the RSPB, the 50 poems in this striking little gift book...