Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals

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together his favourite poems, his funniest poems and his most memorable poems - as well as a selection of brand new unpublished favourites.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.

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'Good or bad, Sad Ghosts stick together.

'I know exactly what you mean.

A GUARDIAN CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019, this stunning collection of new and classic poems from around the world celebrates the diversity of life on our green and blue planet, to be shared with all the family.

"e;Intensely moving and heart-warming"e; Cosmo"e;Bold"e; Guardian"e;I loved every word"e; Malorie BlackmanWINNER OF THE STONEWALL BOOK AWARD 2020This is not about being ready, it's not even about being fierce, or fearless, IT'S ABOUT BEING FREE.

A beautiful treasury of stories for every season from one of the world's best-loved storytellers.

This beautiful large-format anthology of Famous Five short stories and favourite scenes, plus fun activities, is fully illustrated in colour by Laura Ellen Anderson, who has reimagined the Five for young readers today.

This glorious publication sees Clement C.

This book contains a delightful collection of stories and morals illustrated by Maud U.

A delightful collection of Aesop's Fables densely illustrated in black and white by the humorous and delightful drawings of Nora Fry.

This contemplative anthology offers personal essays by noted scholars on a range of topics related to the teaching of Shakespeare.

Zoomberry, zoomberry, zoomberry pie:Zoomberry, zoomberry, now I can fly.

Peppered with regional names, sing-song rhythms and a dash of wicked fun, Garbage Delight has been a staple on Canadian bookshelves for thirty-five years.

"e;You can almost hear the skipping rope slapping the sidewalk,"e; wrote Margaret Laurence of Dennis Lee's timeless poetry collection Alligator Pie.

Published in 1697, Charles Perrault's Tales of Mother Goose first appeared as Histoires ou contes du temps passes, avec des moralites.

Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales have delighted generations of readers since they were first published starting in 1835.