LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
This amazing anthology introduces you to 52 poets, one for every week of the year, delivering 365 poems for you to enjoy all year round. An Annualogy!
Introduced by Roger McGough, selected by Gaby Morgan and illustrated by the incredible Chris Riddell, this is a funny collection jam-packed with delights that you can dip into at your leisure.
From ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shape poems, haikus, sonnets and raps there's something for everyone. There are poems by famous poets you'll have heard of (like Lewis Carroll and Charles Causley) as well as famous poets of the future.
There are poems about seasons, festivals, animals, birds, love, war, food, fish and football and much more. There are 7 poems and a biography to showcase each poet and stunning line artwork on every page.
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The Big Amazing Poetry Book Synopsis
From John Agard and Julia Donaldson to Nikita Gill, Brian Bilston and Carol Ann Duffy, The Big Amazing Poetry Book is a brilliant, accessible introduction to poetry and to fifty-two fantastic poets.
Introduced by Roger McGough, the book features the illustrations of former Children's Laureate and beloved author of the Goth Girl and Ottoline series, Chris Riddell.
A warm, funny collection, this book is packed with many different styles of poetry – ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shape poems, haikus, sonnets and raps – about seasons, festivals, animals, birds, love, war, food, fish and football and much more. Each poet is showcased with seven of their poems alongside a biography to give exciting, engaging context to their work – plus a stunning line artwork on every page.
A must have for any young readers, The Big Amazing Poetry Book primarily features work from twentieth and twenty-first century poets.
Included are John Agard, Brian Bilston, Lewis Carroll, Joseph Coelho, Julia Donaldson, Carol Ann Duffy, Nikita Gill, Jackie Kay, Roger McGough – and many more.
About This Edition
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9781035003846 |
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13th July 2023 |
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Gaby Morgan |
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Chris Riddell |
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Macmillan Children's Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan |
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Paperback |
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576 pages |
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Press Reviews
Gaby Morgan Press Reviews
One to watch. - The Sunday Times
With this huge book you won't run out of poems to read aloud or by torchlight under the duvet - Daily Mail
The Big Amazing Poetry Book is a warm, funny and imaginative celebration of verse, and the ideal introduction to a mix of diverse poets, from famous names of the past Lewis Carroll and Charles Causley, to well-loved poets of today including Nikita Gill and the new Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho. - Lancashire Post
Every page is decorated with Riddell's prolific pen - The Times
this is a book to lose yourself in, whether or not that is your intention when you open it. (...) Chris Riddell’s intricate black and white illustrations placed over, under, through and around the poems are quite simply, brilliant. - Red Reading Hub
The Big Amazing Poetry Book is an utter triumph. Not only do I think every child should have one, I think every home should have a copy too. I thought it was fantastic and recommend it completely. I could not have loved it more. - Linda's Book Bag
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About Gaby Morgan
Gaby Morgan is the Editorial Director for Non-fiction, Poetry and Licensing at Macmillan Children's Books. She has compiled many bestselling anthologies, including Read Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year, In My Sky at Twilight: Poems of Eternal Love, Fairy Poems - which was short-listed for the CLPE Award - and A First Poetry Book with Pie Corbett.
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