Poetry

A gloriously illustrated first book of poetry, collecting together verse from a range of well-known authors.Here's a Little Poem is a superb selection of over fifty poems by English and American authors, including Wendy Cope, Roger McGough, John Agard,...

"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...

Enjoy and encourage imaginative Halloween play with your baby in this spooktacular finger wiggle book!Poke your fingers through the holes of this lighthearted Halloween board book to make wiggly legs for your favourite cast of creepy characters in spooky...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781802580761Author Dom ConlonFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 250mm * 250mm * 11mm

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...

Following the publication of bestselling Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy, Michael Rosen has followed up with a brilliant new book of poems that are funny, thought-provoking and always with Michael's immediately accessible and child-centred...

Do you like poems? Are you sure you know what one is?! Join popular poet Roger Stevens for a trip through the different types of poetry: from advertising jingles to football chants, and from free verse to rap. Then, why not have a go at writing a poem...

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...

With a space inside to write your own message, this charming poetry-pamphlet is the perfect gift for any time of year.The wiggling tails of lambs in spring; the chirruping song of crickets in summer; first two or three, then ten ducks hurrying your way...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Imaginative, clever and often humorous, this beautifully illustrated poetry collection by Valerie Bloom is inspired by the strange and wonderful creatures of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945934421Author Clement Clark MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 42Imprint Cosimo ClassicsPublisher Cosimo ClassicsWeight(grams) 95gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Little children and their grown-ups can stick their fingers through the holes to become the ears and paws of two little bunnies as they hop through the forest hunting for Easter eggs. Simple rhyming text and delightful illustrations combine perfectly in...

A New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Winner Jacqueline Woodson, the acclaimed author of Red at the Bone, tells the moving story of her childhood in mesmerizing verse. Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway...

"From the top of your headto the tips of your toesLearn all about healthfrom a cool cat who knows!"In this delightful book, Dr. Seuss' famous Cat in the Hat explains to young readers all the different ways to stay healthy. This title and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781477590287Author Kenn NesbittFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpace

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593203224Author Amanda GormanFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Viking Books for Young ReadersPublisher Penguin USAWeight(grams) 556gDimensions(mm)...

This poetry anthology includes both jolly and thought-provoking poems old and new to take the reader on a journey through the Christmas season, from the advent of winter to the dawn of the new year. Poems cover much-loved themes including the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789892291Author Miles KellyFormat HardbackImprint Miles Kelly Publishing LtdPublisher Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd

This book presents Serge Prokofieff's famous musical story about young Peter and the Wolf in the style of a play with four scenes. The cast of characters on page 2 shows how Prokofieff used a different musical instrument to represent each character. With...

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...

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...

There are eighty of Roger McGough's wonderful poems in this hugely enjoyable collection, gathered into a new volume to celebrate Roger's 80th birthday! The poems have been specially chosen to reflect Roger's unique sense of humour, his wit and wisdom and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739824563Author Becky HemsleyFormat HardbackPage Count 32Imprint Wildmark PublishingPublisher Wildmark PublishingWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

From foxes and hedgehogs to acorns and leaves, little children will love the autumnal illustrations in this first colouring book. With clear, bold outlines and large areas to colour in, it's perfect for developing pencil control skills.A colouring book...

"A dreamer? Me? Err, You bet, The world's greatest space cadet!" Join poet James Carter on a journey through space and time: meet everyone from a Viking warrior to a crazed cat - and travel from planet Earth to the very edges of the universe... ...

This new selection from the work of JK Annand brings together more than fifty of his much-loved poems in Scots. Inside, you'll find a Crocodile and an Elephant, a Postie and a Piper, a Spaewife and a Snawman, the Loch Ness Monster and dozens of birds,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838220501Author Nicola CarrollFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Carmyllie PublishingPublisher Carmyllie PublishingWeight(grams) 109gDimensions(mm)...

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...

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...

2021 Gradiva Award Winner Following the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, numerous recent, and fatal, attacks on mosques, churches, and synagogues occurring worldwide, and increasing totalitarianism and paranoia...

From the mysterious power of the decimal point to the oddity of odd numbers, fun and wonder are the essence of these remarkable poems. The winner of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry takes us through the delight and silliness maths has to offer.Subjects...

Brilliant illustrations of the first battle cry for American independence spring from the pages of Paul Revere's Ride, illustrated by acclaimed artist Charles Santore in this newly redesigned edition of the classic poem.Listen, my children, and you shall...

Ava is hiding - hiding from the small cramped room where she lives with her two little siblings and her mum, hiding from the taunts and hostility she gets at school, hiding from her sometimes lonely and joyless life. But there is love here too. Her best...

It's time to let your imagination fly...If you look up on a cloudy day, you'll see a whole new surprising world above you - the world of clouds! The Book of Clouds is an introduction to this world - and the guide you'll want by your side to help you...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654642Author Lisa WellsFormat HardbackPage Count 36Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg Limited

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780769654164Author Brighter ChildFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Brighter ChildPublisher Brighter ChildWeight(grams) 93gDimensions(mm) 198mm * 201mm *...

This well-known folk poem from the 17th century is a form of trick verse. Included in classic anthologies of children's poetry, the verse appears nonsensical at first sight, but given a break in the middle of each line, begins to make perfect sense. At...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913944193Author Becci MurrayFormat PaperbackPage Count 40Imprint Llama House Children's BooksPublisher Llama House Children's BooksWeight(grams) 126g

This 'Silly' 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...