Description
101 Poems for Children: A Laureate’s Choice is a stunning collection of classic and modern verse chosen by the 2009-2019 Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Full of gorgeous black and white artwork from the multi-award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett, this book is a delight for children of all ages and is a pleasure to read aloud for everyone in the family to enjoy.
This fantastic collection is the perfect introduction to poetry for children, featuring a range of poems both new and familiar and packed with delights to return to again and again. Classic poems such as ‘The Owl and the Pussycat’ by Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll’s ‘Jabberwocky’ feature alongside contemporary verse, such as Edwin Morgan’s ‘The Loch Ness Monster’s Song’ and ‘Balloons’ by Sylvia Plath.
With a gorgeous cloth-bound cover, this beautiful hardback edition is published to celebrate the end of Duffy’s Laureateship and is the perfect gift for any young poetry lover, or any child yet to discover its delights.
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