Children's & young adult poetry, anthologies, annuals

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What Is Poetry?: The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems

Michael Rosen

Children's & Educational; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Paperback

A detailed and very personal guide to reading and writing poetry by one of the country's leading children's poets. [more]

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Furry Tales: A Treasury of Cat Mischief

Lynley Dodd

Children's & Educational; Picture books: character books; Picture storybooks; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Animal stories (Children's&YA)

Mixed media product

For the very first time, eight of Lynley Dodd's classic cat escapades are brought together in this delightful, handsome hardback... [more]

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Voices of the Future: Stories from Around the World

Irina Bokova

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Short stories (Children's&YA); Social issues (Children's&YA)

Other merchandise

A wonderful anthology of eight stories addressing children's rights and sustainable development, written by child authors... [more]

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The Land of Nod

Robert Louis Stevenson

Children's & Educational; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic children's poem about dreamland is given new life in Rob Hunter's beautifully illustrated... [more]

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It's Not My Fault!

Roger Stevens, Steven Withrow

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Poetry (Children's&YA); Educational: English literature

Paperback

It wasn't me-or was it He, My evil, evil, evil twin? I didn't mean to be so mean. There goes my evil twin again. Join poets... [more]

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Dirty Beasts

Roald Dahl

Children's & Educational; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Paperback

A collection of animal rhymes featuring grisly beasts out for human blood, ranging from Gocky-Wock the crocodile to Sting-A-Ling... [more]

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Guinness World Records 2017: Gamer's Edition

Guinness World Records

Annuals (Children's&YA); Computer game guides (Children's&YA); Reference works (Children's&YA)

Paperback

In this 10th edition of the bestselling Guinness World Records: Gamer's Edition, get the latest facts and stats on your favourite... [more]

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The Book That Made Me: A Collection of 32 Personal Stories

Anthologies (Children's&YA)

Paperback

A book for book lovers!<br... [more]

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Only Remembered

Michael Morpurgo

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Historical fiction (Children's&YA); History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Published to mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, this beautiful anthology collects favourite extracts,... [more]

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My First Lesson: Stories Inspired by Laurinda

Alice Pung

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues

Paperback

'The stories in this anthology are special because they capture the school experience with rare authenticity. These are not... [more]

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The Ride-by-Nights

Walter de la Mare

Children's & Educational; Picture books; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Up on their brooms the Witches stream, Crooked and black in the crescent's gleam It's Halloween and a family is preparing... [more]

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Winnie-the-Pooh: The Complete Collection of Stories and Poems: Hardback...

A. A. Milne

Children's & Educational; Picture books: character books; Poetry (Children's&YA); Classic fiction (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Winnie-the-Pooh may be a bear of very little brain, but thanks to his friends Piglet, Eeyore and, of course, Christopher Robin,... [more]

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Sharing a Shell: Book and CD Pack

Julia Donaldson

Children's & Educational; Picture storybooks; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Mixed media product

A humorous seaside story told in rhythmic verse with a glitter on every page and an audio CD of the story read by Julian Clary.... [more]

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Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld

Cassandra Clare

Horror & ghost stories; Anthologies (Children's&YA); General fiction (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Comic strip fiction & graphic novels (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Synopsis coming soon....... [more]

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Poetry for Kids: Emily Dickinson

Emily Dickinson

Children's & Educational; Children's & young adult poetry, anthologies, annuals; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Poetry for Kids introduces a young audience to the poetry of Emily Dickinson, with helpful explanatory text... [more]

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Laugh Your Head off Again

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); General fiction (Children's&YA); Humour & jokes (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Nine short stories to make kids laugh their heads off all over again. [more]

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Each Peach Pear Plum

Allan Ahlberg

Children's & Educational; Baby books; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Board book

Children can look out for characters hiding in the pictures. A poem on each page gives the clue as to what is hiding in the... [more]

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Collected Poems for Children: Macmillan Classics Edition

Charles Causley

Children's & Educational; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Hardback

A beautiful hardback edition of Charles Causley's Collected Poems for Children with a foreword by Roger McGough and illustrated... [more]

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National Theatre Connections Monologues: Speeches for Young Actors

Anthony Banks (Director, UK)

Theatre Studies; Plays & playscripts; Anthologies (non-poetry); Anthologies (Children's&YA); Playscripts (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Always drawing together the work of 10 leading playwrights - a mixture of established and current writers - the annual National... [more]

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Such Stuff: A Story-maker's Inspiration

Mark Morpurgo

Language: reference & general; Anthologies (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Michael Morpurgo, the nation's favourite storyteller and author of War Horse, shares the secrets and inspirations of his novels.... [more]

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Favourite Fairy Stories

Various

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA)

Hardback

Journey to a magical world of adventures! Discover a secret door that leads to Fairyland, take part in a midsummer boat race,... [more]

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The Roald Dahl Treasury

Roald Dahl

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA)

Hardback

With four exciting sections: Animals; Magic; Family, Friends And Heroes; and, Matters Of Importance, this book introduces... [more]

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Funny Stories for 5 Year Olds

Helen Paiba

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA)

Paperback

A collection of funny stories sure to delight five-year-olds, with a gorgeous new cover illustrated by Adam Stower. [more]

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10 Ten-Minute Stories

Usborne

Children's & Educational; Anthologies (Children's&YA); General fiction (Children's&YA)

Paperback

A treasury of short stories, carefully selected because they make speedy bedtime reads. Each of these ten traditional tales... [more]

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Gargling with Jelly: A Collection of Poems

Brian Patten

Children's & Educational; Poetry (Children's&YA)

Paperback

Featuring naughty children with nasty habits, cartoon heroes that come to life, lonely caretakers, unhappy ghosts, fantastical... [more]