Browse by category
Seagull Seagull: Poems by James K. Baxter by James K. Baxter
$29.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
A new gift edition of James K Baxter's classic poems for children, illustrated by Kieran Rynhart. The poems in Seagull Seagull are light and easy read-alouds for classrooms or with toddlers-on-the-couch. James K Baxter wrote these poems when he was teaching in Lower Hutt in the 1950s. Successful in the ...Show more
Jabberwocky (HB) by Lewis Carroll
$29.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
Get lost in this magical world full of beasts -- both familiar and fantastical -- with your children while reading and re-reading Jabberwocky year after year. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mom raths outgrabe. Lewis Carroll's mo ...Show more
The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho
$32.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of what has happened she recalls memories of share ...Show more
On the Move: Poems About Migration by Michael Rosen
$27.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
Former Children’s Laureates Michael Rosen and Sir Quentin Blake join forces for a personal and uniquely affecting collection of poems about migration. "What you leave behind Won't leave your mind. But home is where you find it. Home is where you find it." Michael Rosen and Sir Quentin Blake join forces ...Show more
Lavender's Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes by Kathleen Lines
$37.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
This is a definitive collection of nursery rhymes, beautifully designed and illustrated by the influential artist, Harold Jones. This facsimile edition has been lovingly produced to recreate the look and feel of the first printing of this much-loved book, which was originally published in 1954.
Emotional Menagerie: Feelings from A to Z by The School of Life
$34.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
An imaginative and engaging exploration of childhood emotions through poetry and evocative illustration. Emotions are like animals: No two are quite the same. Some are quiet; some are fierce; And all are hard to tame. Children experience all sorts of emotions: sometimes going through several very differ ...Show more
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year by Fiona Waters
$55.00 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry | Series: Poetry Collections
A breathtaking anthology featuring an animal poem for every day of the year illustated by award-winning artist, Britta Teckentrup. This lavishly illustrated gift book treasury of 366 animal poems ranges from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in transla ...Show more
Poems of Childhood by Gaby Morgan (Contribution by); Michael Morpurgo (Introduction by)
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
A child's life should be full of poems, rhymes and songs, and Poems of Childhood is a celebration of that. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library, a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold-foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for ...Show more
Write Your Own Poems by Jerome Martin
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry | Series: Write Your Own
Whether you want to dash off a limerick, ponder a sonnet or plot an epic poem, this write-in activity book is here to help. Each page is bursting with tips and inspiration for writing all kinds of poems - and inventing brand new styles too. With links to websites where you can listen to the poems in thi ...Show more
My First Book of Haiku Poems by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen; Tracy Gallup (Illustrator)
$27.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
My First Book of Haiku Poems introduces children to inspirational works of poetry and art that speak of our connection to the natural world, and that enhance their own natural ability to see an entire universe in the tiniest parts of it. Each of these 20 classic poems by Issa, Shiki, Basho, and other gr ...Show more
101 Poems for Children: A Laureate's Choice (Chosen by Carol Ann Duffy) by Carol Ann Duffy
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
101 Poems for Children: A Laureate's Choice is a stunning collection of classic and modern verse chosen by the 2009-2019 Poet Laureate, Carol Ann Duffy. Full of gorgeous black and white artwork from the multi-award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett, this book is a delight for children of all ages and is ...Show more
The Proper Way to Meet a Hedgehog and Other How-To Poems by Paul B. Janeczko
$27.99 NZD
Category: Children's Poetry
Toast a marshmallow, be a tree in winter, read braille -- Paul B. Janeczko and Richard Jones invite you to enjoy an assortment of poems that inform and inspire. Today I walked outside and spied a hedgehog on the hill. When she and I met eye to eye, she raised up straight and still. Be they practica ...Show more
