Poetry and Nursery Rhymes

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Why, oh why, would she swallow a fly? Parents and children alike will love reading this classic nursery rhyme aloud. With Kate Toms' beautiful, hand-stiched illustrations and cleverly adapted text, this illustrated paperback book is bound to be a hit at bedtime.

The award-winning first book in the Visions in Poetry series explores Lewis Carroll's celebrated nonsense poem.

A compilation of wonderful, lyrical poems for children by the late, eminent Adrian Mitchell. Includes previously published verses written in the 1980s and 90s, together with a selection of new poems. A poetry collection to delight and inspire.

A fourth edition of the third collection of rhymes created by school children, for school children. They have a mysterious magic all of their own, and will have you in fits of laughter.

A third edition of the fifth collection of rhymes created by school children, for school children. More rhymes, more chants, more jokes, more fun!

This handsome edition sets the text alongside the famous illustrations by Gustave Dore, which capture and enhance the brooding atmosphere of the poem and the psychological turmoil of its subject. The book is completed with other poems from Poe's acclaimed 1845 collection including 'Tamerlane', 'A Dream', and 'The Valley of Unrest'.

Mr Short was very tall. Mr Thin was fat. Mr Bald had lots of hair And Mr Dog kept cats… Glenn Colquhoun is best known for his three highly-acclaimed collections of poetry: An Explanation of Poetry to my Father,The Art of Walking Upright and Playing God. This wacky picture book is Glenn Colquhoun’s third book for children, following Uncle Glenn and Me and Uncle Glenn and Me Too. Nikki Slade Robinson’s bright, lively illustrations chase each other across every page in a unique interpretation of thi... read more

A celebration of our Earth in poems that make us all think hard about protecting it for the future.

'babies look at you and shriek? Do talking parrots give you cheek? And when you kneel to say your prayers, Do all the mice jump up on chairs? Is life for you a diving plank, Above a large piranha tank? Then what you need, my little ones, Is Sister Madge's Book of Nuns.' Back by popular demand after 25 years - the full-colour hardback edition of one of Australia's most hilarious children's books with two extra poems and a totally new design. Wicked, warped and fiendishly funny, this collection of poems by Australia's best writer of ... read more

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This is a beautiful board book illustrated with Jo Litchfield's characterful models. It features 20 Playground Games, and how to play them. Games include hopscotch and skipping games as well as old and new favourites such as "What's the time, Mr. Wolf", "Sardines", "Grumpy Frog" and "Fishy, fishy". These irresistible little board books will make ideal gifts for toddlers and very young children.

The original and funniest collections of rhymes, riddles, jokes and chants made up by children in Australia.

The original and funniest collections of rhymes, riddles, jokes and chants made up by children in Australia

This is a very imaginative and useful guide to all the books of poetry currently available for children. Following the success of "Outside In", in which the same editors collected assessments of all the translated books on sale in the UK, they are following on with a similarly comprehensive overview of poetry books, illustrated with their covers and introduced by Michael Rosen. There will be articles by other notable poets and it will be a superb resource for children, parents, librarians and teachers.

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Have you ever heard of a doctopus or a hippopotamustn't? Have you ever visited the Ning Nang Nong or lived in a floorless room? Did you know that in Japan cows go 'mo', in Vietnam they go 'o-o' and that in the Philippines they go 'ngna-ngna'? This title collects nonsense poems from all around the world.