Poems for 7 Year Olds, chosen by…
This poetry anthology, released in February 2022, is cram-packed with perfect poems to start any young reader off down the paths of poetry. It’s a starter kit filled with poems by some of the finest poets writing today, along with a delicious scattering of classic and surprising poems from poets-from-the-past, including the ever popular ‘Anon’. It is delightfully illustrated throughout by Roxana De Rond.
Read about Roger Stevens’ hamster’s adventures. Kat Francois takes on bath-time feasting, and Mike Barfield speculates about wasps and conkers. Sabrina Mahfouz writes a letter to a suitcase, Nick Toczek warns us about dragons, and Chrissie Gittins gives perfect tips on how to become a cat. Steve Tasane shows us the music in poetry, while Smriti Halls gives the tiny a midge a voice all of its own. There are many more poets and poems, old and new, funny and thoughtful in here… all of them sharing new ways of looking at the world for young poetry lovers to learn, read out loud or copy for themselves.
Watch out for the companion volume Poems for 8 Year Olds, compiled by Matt Goodfellow!
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