Charles Keeping's illustrations won this book the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1982. This paperback edition presents the tale of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter.

First published in 1939, T.S. Eliot's collection of cat poems, written originally to amuse his godchildren and friends, has become a favourite of children's literature.

Divided into seven sections: there are things to see and do; best behaviour; unlikely creatures; poisonous possibilities; look who's here; all together now; and a few surprises. Each section opens with three pages of illustration. This book offers familiar tales such as Goldilocks and the Three Bears and also lesser-known ones, like The Shark .

Best friends and animals, schooldays and secret ambitions, boring days and embarrassing moments - these are a few of the topics featured in this collection. Also included are more serious subjects such as creation, death and pollution.

Presents the paperback edition, featuring award winning artist Charles Keeping who breathes life into Tennyson's romantic poem. Keeping's pictures tell the story of the lovely maiden, imbowered on her silent isle, grieving with love for bold Sir Lancelot.

Includes poems from the author's collections Hot Dog , Rabbiting On , Cat Among the Pigeons and Great Snakes and many other.

Intended for children, this is the story of a group of animals who are on a journey. Each animal in turn tells a story to the rest of the group (a bit like in The Canterbury Tales ) as they travel on their way. Join Monkey, Elephant and friends on their journey to Volcano Valley.

From known to unknown, from classic to contemporary, and from funny to serious, this anthology collects together some of the best children's poets, with some of their best non-rhyming poetry.

A collection of children's poetry.

Lavish, gift collection of children's poems by the late, eminent Adrian Mitchell.

Divided into four sections according to age, this treasury brings together over 300 of the best-loved poems to open the door of the imagination and take children on an exploration of the wonder of rhyme and verse. Roald Dahl, Sylvia Plath, Lewis Carroll and Shakespeare feature, and many more.

A companion to the TV competition, which brings together students from the country who have learned poems by heart and compete for a prize for their school. It contains the text of many classic and beloved poems, as well as some more favourites, organized to help ease kids into the world of poetry.

This is a first poetry anthology for children and grown-ups to share and enjoy. Its contents range from the hilariously funny to the thought-provoking, from playground rhymes & nonsense verse to poems by classic writers.

Do you ever worry about what goes on inside your parents' heads? This book presents poems about that.

Featuring A the ark and other creatures, B boys' stuff, C celebrations and festivals, D dinosaurs, dragons and dodos, E elements, seasons and the natural world, F friends and families, G girls' stuff, H home life, and others, this book contains teachers' notes and a glossary of terms including explanations of different poetic forms.

This is an illustrated version of Lear's classic nonsense poem that tells the tale of the epic sea voyage of two courteous lovers and their eventual marriage on the island of the bong tree, with the piggy-wig and his ring, the turkey vicar and the wedding feast eaten with a runcible spoon.

A short dramatization - suitable for schools - of a popular story for younger readers in which clever Mr Fox outwits the three nasty farmers: Boggis. Bunce and Bean.