Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals

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THE STORY OF TRACY BEAKERI'm Tracy Beaker.

Magic beans.

Research shows that the seemingly simple act of being read to brings remarkable health and happiness benefits.

If you're someone who thinks the best part of school is going home, then this is the book for you!

Everything you could ever want to know about Jacqueline Wilson and her books in one adorable, small, pink package.

This book is a wonderful collection of stories and poems from various authors illustrated by Hilda Cowham.

'The Greek Heroes - Stories Translated From Niebuhr' presents a collection of thrilling stories about five Greek Heroes; 'The Argonauts, 'The Prowess of Hercules', 'The Heraclidae', 'The Story of Perseus', and 'The Story of Theseus'.

Many of the earliest children's books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

I asked myself lots of questions, like what happened in Hamelin after the children vanished?

I asked myself lots of questions, like what did Hansel and Gretel say to their father when they finally made it home?

Often, I found things were not quite as they first seemed.

Here is Cinderella, who so much deserved her fairy godmother.

Here are the twelve dancing princesses, who drove the Old King to distraction by wearing through their slippers every night.

Rumpelstiltskin - all my life I have been troubled by the injustice with which he was treated .

Here is brave, loyal Elsa, who wove the nettles in silence for seven long years.

I asked myself lots of questions, like why did the Piper's son steal the pig?

I asked myself lots of questions, like how could Snow White have left those seven kind dwarves?

Hilary McKay's Fairy Tales is a classic fairy-tale collection to treasure.

A fantastic collection of history poems that conjure up the sights, sounds and smells of the past - both the great events and battles, and ordinary day-to-day activities.

I Love My Mum is a gorgeous collection of poems celebrating how wonderful our mums really are.

A spooktacular poetry collection!

Find out what goes on behind the staffroom door, join in at playtime, see what is in the mysterious lost-property box, go on the school trip, and discover what teachers do in their spare time - and that's just the beginning of the school adventure in this brilliant collection of poems from the hugely talented Brian Moses.

Macmillan Children's Books teamed up with Movellas, the online writing community, to run the Stanza and Deliver poetry-writing competition, open to teenagers aged thirteen to eighteen.

Poems from the First World War is a moving and powerful collection of poems written by soldiers, nurses, mothers, sweethearts and family and friends who experienced WWI from different standpoints.

This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales is an irresistible novel about hope, heartbreak and the power of music to bring people together.

Paul Cookson's Joke Shop brings together his favourite poems, his funniest poems and his most memorable poems - as well as a selection of brand new unpublished favourites.

What Are We Fighting For?

A fantastic collection of brand-new poems featuring a whole world of animals, birds and fish, including but not limited to penguins, cats, zebras, stick insects, dogs, salmon, crabs, giraffes, cows, eels, snails and lions, from two brilliant, funny and inspiring poets.

A perfect introduction to poetry for young children.

In this fantastic book Brian Moses tells us about cats, dogs, dragons, New York, space, dinosaurs, spider-swallowing, why he has given up playing air guitar, why you cannot take a lobster though security, the ghosts of London underground and why fairies must have taken his brother!

There are poems about winning, and about taking part; poems about having all the right kit, but no talent; poems that show that it if you are at school being the best egg and spoon racer really is as important to your mum and dad as being an Olympic athlete; poems about being a team player and poems about being an individual hero.

'The joy for me is that this is my anthology, and I love every single poem in this book.

'you will be held entranced by the adventures of charming Aslaug, you will revel in Baldur the Beautiful, and marvel at the wisdom of Odin.

This wonderful book contains fifteen stories that have been adapted from poems by some of the greats of that past 700 years.

'Baby's Own Aesop - Being the Fables Condensed in Rhyme with Portable Morals' is a collection of Aesop's fables, beautifully illustrated by Walter Crane, and originally engraved and printed by Edmund Evans, in 1887.

Floral Fantasy - In an Old English Garden is a beautiful text - authored and illustrated by Walter Crane.

'Dream Blocks' forms a collection of delightful children's poems, written by Aileen Cleveland Higgins.

'Queen Summer - Or the Tourney of the Lily and the Rose' was originally published in 1891.

Containing the best of Aesop's fables, this text presents a variety of entertaining stories with thought-provoking morals - alongside Rackham's beautifully imaginative and humourous illustrations.

The teen years are one of the most difficult periods of life; while at the same time one of the most fun.

Anne Harvey traces the patterns of the early years through such varied themes as toys, night-time, theatre and school.

The first two stories about the Animals of Farthing Wood have been brought together in one, value for money bind-up.

In March 1807, the British Parliament passed an Act making the trading and transportation of slaves illegal.

There's something for everyone in this collection of funny short stories.

Tracy wasn't surprised that her dad disapproved of Kev, with his hair in spikes, his Dayglo socks and all the rest of his punk gear.

Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul is a place to turn for all those kids who want answers and encouragement and help to realise that dreams can really come true.

We all get anxious from time to time and this is normal.

A natural storyteller with a vision of his own.

The father of performance poetry, John Agard, brings you a collection of riotously funny poems.