ACHUKA Book of the Day 8 Jun 2022
A really delightful collection of poems for reading aloud to very young children, and for slightly older children to begin to read for themselves, especially after they have become familiar with listening to them time and time again.
Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter, the 30 poems here delight in the details of children’s daily routines. “Up, up, uppity-up!”, the first poem announces, while the artwork shows a child leaping out of bed, ready to begin their morning; “Hush and a hush, soft and low”, chants the final poem, as children snuggle under their blankets after their day’s adventures.
Full of affectionate observations of young children, which are beautifully continued in Polly Dunbar’s warm-hearted pictures, Michael Rosen’s poems are ideal for reading aloud with toddlers… and many grown-ups will soon know them by heart!
I love this picture of Michael dunking a biscuit alongside the illustrator Polly Dunbar (on her Instagram feed):
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