Synopses & Reviews
Dragons and castles, knights and mermaids, witches and magicians, ships on the high seas, and journeys into mystery--every poem tells a story in this enchanting anthology of narrative verse for children. Story poems have always fascinated young readers, and in this comprehensive collection old favorites like The Owl and the Pussycat and Annabel Lee are joined by tales in verse from modern poets like Ray Bradbury and Adrian Mitchell. There is something for every taste among the 66 poems of this anthology. Stevie Smith's Fairy Story takes us on a magical trip through an enchanted forest. The Hairy Toe is a lights-out, under-the-covers tale to chill you to the bone. Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky is here, and so is Edward Lear's The Pelican Chorus, plus dozens of other classic story poems.
Review
"What library, school or family could afford to be without it? This is a stunning anthology."--
The Sunday Times"This satisfying collection of modern and classic poems serves well for private pleasure, read-alouds, and recitation."--Yellow Brick Road
"An excellent source of verses both well-known and unfamiliar.... A marvelous resource."--Library Lane
Synopsis
How many of one's favorite poems are story poems? This is a wonderful collection of over sixty narratives in verse with thrilling tales, silly nonsense rhymes, tragic poems that will keep you in suspense, and funny, quirky poems that will delight over and over again. All the classic poems you would expect to see are here, such as 'Jabberwocky', 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin', 'The Highwayman', 'The Lady of Shalott', and 'The Owl and the Pussycat' and these combine with more modern but equally satisfying poems to make a rich and varied anthology. Authors include Hilaire Belloc, Edward Lear, Walter de la Mare, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Reeves, Roger McGough, and Michael Rosen.
Synopsis
Including "Jabberwocky", "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", "The Highwayman", "The Lady of Shalott", and "The Owl and the Pussycat", this is a collection of over sixty narratives in verse with tales, rhymes, and tragic poems. The authors include Hilaire Belloc, Edward Lear, Walter de la Mare, JRR Tolkien, James Reeves, Roger McGough, and Michael Rosen.
About the Author
Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark are the co-editors of several Oxford anthologies, including
A Year Full of Poems, The Dragon Book of Verse, One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children, and
The Oxford Treasury of Time Poems.