Product Description

A wonderful collection of contemporary and classic poems chosen by children from schools around the UK. Roger McGough made the final selection and wrote the introduction.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3718 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-03
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

About the Author
Roger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at the University of Hull. He came to prominence in the 1960s with the publication of THE MERSEY SOUND, and is one of today's most popular poets. He writes for children and adults and performs his poetry all over the world. He was honoured with an OBE in 1997, and won the Signal Poetry Award in 1998. Roger now lives in London. Sheila Moxley is gaining a powerful reputation for her multi-cultural illustration. She lives in London.

Customer Reviews

A Must Have
We all love this book in our family. It has a really well judged mix of funny and more serious poems, long and short and for a wide range of ages. Our children are 4 and 6 and we've been reading from it for the last couple of years (at least) and I can imagine they will still be reading from it themselves for quite a few years to come. I would say up to age 11, so it's good value for money. I'm about to buy it as a leaving present for my son's nursery. Poetry rarely seems to be read to the children there, so I hope it will inspire them!

Excellent, but ......
100 Best Poems for Children (Puffin Poetry)

This is an excellent book - my seven year old granddaughter enjoyed reading it, but younger children will definitely need an adult 'sitting-in' to help with some of the words - some poems are very easy and aimed at the real young ones, whereas others are 'full-blown' classics that they might need some help with - but overall, as long as you are prepared to give a little time and assistance, it is a really good book which we can recommend most highly! (Mick Leary, May 2009)

present for 8 yr old
Although a paperback this a good quality edition and made an appropriate confirmation present for my 8 yr old grand-daughter.

I didn't look at it in detail myself but she has enjoyed reading the poems; her father has read some of them with her and says the book is a great success.

I think 8 is about the right age but that there is enough variety there to provide pleasure for some years