Synopses & Reviews
"I should like to rise and go where the golden apples grow."
For the child entering the world of poetry for the first time, The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems will prove both delightful and illuminating.
Beginning with limericks and tongue-twisters, word-plays and nursery rhymes, we are led into the world of children's poetry. Here are poems about giants and dragons, fairies and trolls; about parents and neighbors, spiders and alley cats; about the seaside and windy walks, food and parties. You'll also find poems about naughty children, poems to make you laugh, and poems for bedtime.
Beautifully illustrated by a variety of artists, it's a collection to start any child off on a lifetime's enjoyment of poetry.
Review
"Among the 200 selections is something to please almost everyone."--
Booklist"(A) fine classic addition to anyone's poetry library."--The Reading Teacher
"A book rich in words."--School Library Journal
"Filled with playful, toe-tapping rhymes.... The book will find favor with those who enjoy jaunty variety."--Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
For children entering the world of poetry for the first time, The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems is a delight that will provide many hours of enjoyment. Beginning with tongue-twisters and nursery rhymes, the book enters the land of children's poetry with verse about giants and dragons, fairies and trolls, parents, spiders, and the seaside. Beautifully illustrated, this is a collection guarranteed to start any child off on a lifelong appreciation of poetry.
About the Author
Michael Harrison and
Christopher Stuart-Clark have had a long and very productive partnership as the editors and compilers of a number of Oxford anthologies, including
The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems,
The Oxford Book of Animal Poems,
Bright Star Shining and
The Oxford Book of Story Poems.