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The Envious Siblings And Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes by Landis Blair
Inspired by the dark imagination of Edward Gorey, Envious Siblings is a twisted and hauntingly funny debut. Comics artist Landis Blair interweaves absurdist horror and…
Red Riding Hood retold by Beatrix Potter ill. Helen Oxenbury
Never before published in a standalone volume, Beatrix Potters’ delightfully dark adaptation of the original fairy tale is perfectly complemented by the light and shade…
The Secret Of The Tattered Shoes by Jackie Morris ill. Ehsan Abdollahi
Sunday Times Children's Book Of The Week 6 Oct 2019 The Secret of the Tattered Shoes is a fresh interpretation of the beloved Brothers Grimm…
Under The Great Plum Tree by Sufiya Ahmed & Reza Dalvand
Retelling of a fable from the Panchatantra, an ancient Indian collection of animal fables dated to 300 BCE.  An unlikely friendship between a monkey and a…
Somebody Give This Heart A Pen by Sophia Thakur
A powerful first collection of poems exploring issues of identity, difference, faith, relationships, fear, loss and joy. Intricate, evocative and dazzling - these are poems…
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander ill Kadir Nelson
"A powerful tribute to the African-American experience...This book will fill readers with a sense of the wealth and the cost of history." New York Times …
Refugees by Brian Bilston ill Jose Sanabria
ACHUKA Book of the Day Tue 10 Dec 2019 A poem by the 'Poet Laureate' of Twitter (one of those that can be read from…
Hope is the Thing with Feathers: The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
Get ready for the new TV series from Apple with the real thing, a collection of Emily Dickinson's poetry.... This edition is part of a…
Gloves Off by Louisa Reid
A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullied at school and who turns to boxing in…
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
Big hearted and dizzyingly flamboyant, Atta’s verse novel about a black gay teen reclaiming his identity as a drag artist is a story about self-discovery,…
The Lost Fairy Tales retold by Isabel Otter ill. Anna Sender
This enchanting anthology of 20 overlooked and forgotten fairy tales has been collected from different cultures around the world. Every story features a strong female…
Moonstruck! Poems About Our Moon ed. Roger Stevens ill. Ed Boxall
New poems about the moon from well-known and up-and-coming poets, including many of the National Poetry Day Ambassadors, are combined with classic poems with a…
Everything All At Once by Steven Camden
Winner of the CLIPPA Award 2019 Waterstones  
The Princess Who Hid In A tree by Jackie Holderness ill Alan Marks
This story is about a brave and kind Anglo-Saxon princess called Frideswide who lived in Oxford a long time ago and just happened to be…
What Is Poetry? The Essential Guide To Reading & Writing Poems by Michael Rosen ill. Jill Calder
A detailed and very personal guide to reading and writing poetry by one of the country's leading children's poets. Waterstones
Poems To Live Your Life By - chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell
This perfect gift features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses from William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, W. B. Yeats and Christina Rossetti sit alongside poems from Nick Cave, Leonard…
She Is Fierce Brave, Bold and Beautiful Poems by Women edited by Ana Sampson
A stunning gift book containing 150 bold, brave and beautiful poems by women - from classic, well loved poets to innovative and bold modern voices.…
I Am The Seed That Grew The Tree edited by Fiona Waters ill. Frann Preston-Ganon
I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem For Every Day Of The Year – named after the first line of Judith…
For Every One by Jason Reynolds
"Award-winning writer Reynolds (Long Way Down, 2017, etc.) offers a letter in the form of a long poem that acknowledges and encourages young people’s dreams…
Poetry For A Change, A National Poetry Day Anthology ill. Chie Hosaka
This special anthology features poems by the National Poetry Day Ambassadors, a top team of fantastic poets who bring poetry alive all year round. Includes…
Dark Sky Park, Poems from the Edge of Nature by Philip Gross ill. Jesse Hodgson
An exciting and thought-provoking celebration of all that is extraordinary in the natural world. Includes fascinating information about the creatures depicted. Combines poetry with contextualising…
Thinker: My Puppy Poet And Me by Eloise Greenfield ill. Ehsan Abdollahi
Tiny Owl is the first publisher of Eloise Greenfield's work in the UK. Greenfield has written nearly 50 books for children in a career spanning…
Bonkers Ballads by Colin West
Waterstones Superb collection of some old, some reworked and some brand-new poems from this under-appreciated poet-illustrator. West has never been a 'contemporary' children's poet and…
A Kid In My Class by Rachel Rooney
This eagerly awaited new collection from an outstanding poet, winner of the CLiPPA Award, is perfectly matched by the amazing wit and inventiveness of the…
Rhythm & Poetry by Karl Nova
Winner CLiPPA Poetry Award 2018 Waterstones
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2019 "Delivers powerful, finely crafted verse, each poem-chapter blending elegantly with the next. Xiomara, daughter of Dominican parents…
Fantastic Football Poems chosen by John Foster ill. Korky Paul
A popular little anthology first published in 2001 and 'revamped' (not noticeably) this year with the 2018 World Cup in mind.  Waterstones
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
A prequel to The Crossover, winner of the Newbery Medal, and follow-up to Booked, highly commended for the CLiPPA prize and nominated for the Carnegie…
Apes to Zebras: An A-Z of Shape Poems by Roger Stevens, Liz Brownlee & Sue Hardy-Dawson
BookNook Book of the Month, March 2018 "A gorgeous and fun poetry book with beautiful shape poems throughout..." BookNook Waterstones
The Waggiest Tails by Brian Moses & Roger Stevens ill. Ed Boxall
Poems written by dogs, with help from Brian Moses and Roger Stevens. This funny and perceptive canine collection will be treasured by dog-lovers of all…