The Kingfishers Book of Childrens Poetry

Michael Rosen

From Shelf: My Books 1986

Evergreen anthology reissued to celebrate compiler's appointment to Children's Laureate

Popular poet Michael Rosen offers children a rich taste of the world's poetry in this broad-ranging collection which includes classic work by Virgil, Chaucer, Donne, Milton and Coleridge, as well as contemporary verse by poets including Roger McGough and John Hegley. With sections of ballads, limericks and nonsense verse, this exhilarating collection is bursting with wit and joy, making it a wonderful addition to any bookshelf.

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