I Hear the Trees
Journey into the wild world of Mother Earth in this enchanting poetry collection. Sigh as a mother wolf teaches her cub how to howl. Laugh with bamboozled berries and a ruby-wonderful beet. Feel the thrill of Tyranno's terrifying tale and play with ten on-the-run haiku mice. Your imagination will soar as a hullabaloo of creatures and plants, moon, sun and stars make their way word by word and picture by fantastical picture into your heart.
Lili Under the Stars-Les 矇toiles de Lili
Lili Under the Stars tells the touching story of a dreamy little girl. With her cuddly toy in her arms and her eyes turned to the sky, Lili falls asleep under the stars of America, dreaming of distant lands: Africa, France, Italy, and even Jamaica.Thanks to its bilingual text, in French and English, this poetic book invites young readers to discover the world, feel the warmth of family love, and embrace the magic of dreams.Perfect for calm evening moments, Lili Under the Stars wraps children in tenderness and takes them on an imaginary journey full of light and comfort.✨ A poetic gift for children ages 0 to 6 ✨ Bilingual text: French and English side by side ✨ Perfect for multicultural families, baby showers, or bedtime libraries"When you look at the sky, remember, my darling, Each star shines for you, like a gentle kind of magic..."
Poems for Every Season
With over 100 nature poems, this gorgeous collection is an exciting celebration of the natural world and its wonders from Enid Blyton, the world's best-loved storyteller. From birds in May and August flowers to green trees in November and summer seaside walks, explore the enchanting worlds of animals, birds, trees and plants throughout the year in verse. Beautifully illustrated throughout by Becky Cameron, this enchanting poetry book is the perfect gift to read throughout the year and will delight all nature lovers.
My Book of Firsts
A keepsake volume of poetry marking the key moments in a baby's first year, with space to record your baby's milestones My Book of Firsts is a delightful collection of poems about the milestones experienced by babies in their first year. From a baby's first toy to its first tooth, from first book to first word, first haircut, and first birthday party, My Book of Firsts provides lilting poetry to share with babies as they progress through that first year of life. All illustrated with the warm and inviting drawings of Bruno Brogna. The book features a section in the back with spaces for parents to record their baby's milestones as they reach them. My Book of Firsts will ultimately become a keepsake and record to return to in the future. It is a perfect baby shower gift, a sibling gift, and a great book for day care centers with infant/toddler programs.
The Final Year
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to high school. Nate is ready for it all, knowing his best friend PS at his side - they've been inseparable since Nursery. But when they are put in two different classes and PS finds a new friend in Turner, the school bully, his world turns upside-down. As he struggles to make sense of this and forge new friendships, he's dealt another blow when his youngest brother, Dylan is rushed into hospital. His new teacher, Mr. Joshua, sees a spark inside of Nate that's lit by his love of reading and writing and shows him how to use this to make sense of what's going on. But with so much working against him, and anger rising inside him, will this be enough? This powerful and lyrical story, told in verse, about finding your place in the world and the people that matter within it explores themes of family, identity, belonging, navigating friendships and the hardships of everyday life in a working class family in the North of England. With line drawings by award-winning illustrator, Joe Todd-Stanton.
Jovell READ
Jovell Read learns how to read and goes absolutely wild with reading book after book after book. He reads so much he neglects other homework assignments. Once his teacher stresses the importance of other homework as being just as important, he catches up and limits his book reading a week to ONLY ten books.
An Irish Treasury of Prayers, Blessings and Poems
Offers a curated selection of over 300 prayers, poems, and blessings for children, paired with seasonal illustrations.This beautiful gift book contains a wonderfully curated selection of over 300 prayers, poems and blessings, for children of all ages. Laid out to follow the year, each piece is accompanied by beautiful, seasonal illustrations.There are morning and evening prayers, and poems for starting school and lighting a fire. Ultimately, this stunning anthology reminds us of the wonder of life and nature -- bringing comfort every day of the year.
All Together Now
Exuberance is the keynote in this varied, full-of-surprises collection from a poet renowned for her fun and inventiveness. Michaela Morgan is adept at putting an original twist on a familiar theme or situation, creating the kind of pleasure-shock that children love. Here you will find a performance poem on how to perform a poem; and fresh takes abound on topics such as food, monsters, animals, friends ... There are poems on some special people, including Mary Anning, fossil finder; Walter Tull, first black professional footballer; and Malala Yousafzaia, hero of our times. Inspiration, laughter and encouragement run through these pages, perfectly matched by Nick Sharratt's masterly illustrations.
A Universe of Rainbows
A kaleidoscopic collection celebrating rainbows in nature, perfect for Poetry Month and Earth Month. What do Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring, Peru's Vinicunca mountain, the star Betelgeuse, and a drop of water have in common? Rainbows! In this iridescent collection, Joyce Sidman, Nikki Grimes, Janet Wong, and seventeen other poets explore bursts of color across nature. Each selection explores a new rainbow--and not just the ones in the sky. In haiku, free verse, and other forms, the poets capture marvels like crystals, pilot glories, Gouldian finches, and marble caves. Acclaimed illustrator Jamey Christoph brings each rainbow to life in brilliant color and playful detail. With dazzling language, luminous artwork, and fascinating science sidebars, A Universe of Rainbows is a mind-boggling tour of wonders big and small. From your own windowsill to Colombia's Ca簽o Cristales to the constellation Orion, rainbows are everywhere--in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Poems by: Nikki Grimes Matt Forrest Esenwine Renee M. LaTulippe Joyce Sidman Irene Latham David L. Harrison Heidi E. Y. Stemple & Jane Yolen Amy Ludwig VanDerwater Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy Rebecca Kai Dotlich Marilyn Singer Charles Waters Laura Purdie Salas Charles Ghigna Lee Wardlaw Janet Wong Allan Wolf Georgia Heard
Cartwheel to the Moon
In Cartwheel to the Moon, Emanuel di Pasquale takes us to Sicily, the Mediterranean island where he was born. His beautiful, lyrical, sensitive poems recall the smell of the fig trees, the sound of the fountains, the beauty of the old villages surrounded by mountains. As X. J. Kennedy says in his foreword, "These are poems that seem to reach out and grasp real things. Di Pasquale weaves words into music that stays with you."Di Pasquale has long been a favorite poets of children and anthologists, and now readers have a chance to see his works collected in a book of his own. His poems have been included in several anthologies, including Knock At a Star, X.J.Kenndy, ed and Call Down the Moon, Myra Cohm Livingston, ed.
Poetry Prescription: Words for Love
This beautiful pocket-sized hardback gift book contains carefully curated prescriptions in verse compiled by Deborah Alma, the founder of the Poetry Pharmacy. Life is lived with feeling - these poems look at all the many manifestations of love. For All Matters of the Heart -Stimulants for Romantic Love, Panaceas for the Broken-Hearted; for the Appreciation of Fellowship, Family and for the Promotion of Tenderness. Includes poems by W. B. Yeats, Walt Whitman, William Shakespeare, Edna St Vincent Millay, D. H. Lawrence and many more. - No bitter pills- No adverse reactions The Poetry Prescription series compiled by Deborah Alma is the perfect antidote for life's ailments. Inspired by the achingly cool Poetry Pharmacy shops in London and Shropshire - social media favourites with a clear focus on promoting wellbeing through the written and spoken word. Each of the 8 themed titles offers an array of poems to inspire, heal and comfort. Whether readers are looking to find solace for times of ill-health, loss and grief, cope with matters of the heart, need poetic inspiration for courage and confidence, or want to find peace and tranquillity in wild spaces, there is a collection for everyone. Perfect for reading aloud or for quiet contemplation, these books are a much needed balm for our busy lives. Find more titles in the series: Wild Remedy, Comfort, First Aid, Becoming, Joy, Inspiration and Calm.
