• Michael Rosen's A to Z

    By Michael Rosen

    Former children’s laureate Michael Rosen gathers together the best children’s poetry from Agard to Zephaniah in this new collection.
    Michael Rosen's A to Z review

  • New and Collected Poems for Children

    By Carol Ann Duffy

    This collection from Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together the best of her poems for children.

    New and Collected Poems for Children review

  • Revolting Rhymes

    By Roald Dahl

    This is an hilarious collection of some well-loved fairy tales, cleverly reinvented by Roald Dahl.
    Revolting Rhymes review

  • Collected Poems

    By Allan Ahlberg

    This collection of verse from Allan Ahlberg, should be given a space on the shelf of every primary school teacher in the country.
    Collected Poems review

  • J is for Jamaica

    By Benjamin Zephaniah

    Welcome to this whistle-stop tour of Jamaica - from A for Ackee to Z for zinc.
    J is for Jamaica review

  • Cloud Busting

    By Malorie Blackman

    Narrated in verse, Cloud Busting, which was shortlisted for the 2004 Nestlé Smarties Book…
    Cloud Busting review

  • Sensational! Poems Inspired by the Five Senses

    By Roger McGough ed

    This wonderful anthology won the 2005 C.L.P.E Poetry Award, and deservedly so.
    Sensational! review

  • Collected Poems for Children

    By Ted Hughes

    This edition of the former Poet Laureate's children’s poems, measures up at 250 pages - evidence of…
    Collected Poems review

  • Red Cherry Red

    By Jackie Kay

    Truthful, soulful and witty poems in this collection explore a theme of identity. Who are we? What reveals us? Is our identity bound up in where we live or in the dreams we hold?
    Red Cherry Red review

  • Heartbeat

    By Sharon Creech

    Annie loves drawing, running barefoot, her family, and possibly Max, her running partner. It’s an…
    Heartbeat review