Best New Children’s Poetry Books 2016/17
My Mum's Growing Down
Laura Dockrill
A larger than life collection of poems for a middle grade audience about one wild, hysterical and hilarious Mum.
Format: Paperback | Released 03/08/2017
Vikings in the Supermarket
Nick Sharratt
Six bouncy poems each of which is richly illustrated by award-winning illustrator Nick Sharratt. Burt, Cora, Charlie, Selwin, Ida and Quentin are the six Vikings let loose on a delightful shopping spree in a supermarket in the title poem.
Format: Paperback | Released 03/03/2016
A Great Big Cuddle
Michael Rosen
Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Joint Winner of the CLiPPA 2016 (CLPE Children's Poetry Award). Children's Laureates Chris Riddell and Michael Rosen combine here to create a beautiful collection of ebullient poems for the very young. ... Format: Paperback | Format: Paperback | Released 03/09/2017
All the Wild Wonders
Wendy Cooling
Poems that span the globe encouraging all readers to look at the good and the bad aspects of it make this a rich and original anthology.
Format: Paperback | Released 04/05/2017
New and Collected Poems for Children
Carol Ann Duffy
A stunning collection of poems for children by the Poet Laureate. Carol Ann Duffy's collection opens with ‘The Words of Poems', which is a perfect introduction to the feast of delights found within this anthology.
Format: Paperback | Released 06/04/2017
Reaching the Stars: Poems About Extraordinary Women and Girls
Liz Brownlee, Jan Dean, Michaela Morgan
New poems by three of our brightest and liveliest poets are gathered together in this anthology which celebrates women and girls, lots of them. The lives of the really famous – Malala, Frida Kahlo, Johnson, Hillary Rodham Clinton
Format: Paperback | Released 09/03/2017
The World's Greatest Space Cadet
James Carter
Yes, there's a poem to a space cadet in this typically lively, inviting and memorable new collection from James Carter; but it's an ode not to an astronaut but to a dreamer, someone whose head is firmly in a cloud....
Format: Paperback | Released 12/01/2017
What is Poetry? The Essential Guide to Reading and Writing Poems
Michael Rosen
A detailed and very personal guide to reading and writing poetry by one of the country's leading children's poets.
Format: Paperback | Released 06/10/2016
Jelly Boots, Smelly Boots
Michael Rosen
Shortlisted for the CLPE Children's Poetry Award (CLiPPA) 2017 Packed with silly rhymes, witty wordplay and thought-provoking story poems, this new collection of poems will delight children of all ages.
Format: Hardback | Released 08/09/2016
Dinosaurs and Dinner-Ladies
John Dougherty
John Dougherty's poetic debut ‘Dinosaurs & Dinner-Ladies' is a collection of sheer brilliance with all the wit and charm we've come to expect from this popular fiction writer. Dougherty draws on his experiences as a teacher and captures school-life.
Format: Paperback | Released 14/06/2016
100 Brilliant Poems for Children
Paul Cookson
Paul Cookson's collection does not claim to be the definitive hundred brilliant poems, but it comes close; providing a fun, inspiring and diverse introduction to poetry for children.
Format: Paperback | Released 25/08/2016
Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses
Brian Moses
Brian Moses is one of our most widely read and popular poets, a regular visitor to schools and festivals. This collection gathers together over 100 of his best poems. It includes some of the poems that make his public performances...
Format: Paperback | Released 23/02/2017
A Poem for Every Night of the Year
Allie Esiri
One of our Books of the Year 2016 | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month September 2016 A fabulously rich anthology of 366 poems - one for every night of the year as promised in the title.
Format: Hardback | Released 08/09/2016
Little Lemur Laughing
Joshua Seigal
Joshua Seigal is a rising star in the children's poetry world and this new collection of his poems will be a real crowd-pleaser. Many of them are crying out to be read aloud, Brontosaurus for example, with its Stomp...
Format: Paperback | Released 09/03/2017
Where Zebras Go Poems
Sue Hardy-Dawson
Get ready to join in the Poetry Olympics, question a snake, talk to a toad and learn 20 ways to avoid monsters and mythical beasts. Where Zebras Go will lead you leads you on a magical journey across the savannah,...
Format: Paperback | Released 02/02/2017
Jim
Hilaire Belloc
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month January 2017 Award-winning Mini Grey pulls no punches in her brilliant illustrations to this classic cautionary tale. Jim's parents give him everything but, even so, he has a dangerous tendency to run...
Format: Paperback | Released 05/01/2017
TITLE / ISBN / RRP / HILLS PRICEMy Mum’s Growing Down / 9780571335060 / £6.99 / £4.90
Vikings In The Supermarket / 9781910200650 / £6.99 / £4.90
A Great Big Cuddle / 9781406373462 / £10.99 / £7.70
All The Wild Wonders / 9781847809940 / £6.99 / £4.90
New & Collected Poems For Children / 9780571337309 / £10.99 / £7.70
Reaching The Stars: Poems About Extraordinary Women & Girls / 9781509814282 / £5.99 / £4.20
The World’s Greatest Space Cadet / 9781472929464 / £5.99 / £4.20
What Is Poetry? / 9781844287635 / £6.99 / £4.90
Jelly Boots Smelly Boots / 9781408873434 / £14.99 / £10.50
Dinosaurs & Dinner Ladies100 Brilliant Poems For Children / 9781910959565 / £6.99 / £4.90
Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses / 9781509838769 / £5.99 / £4.20
Little Lemur Laughing / 9781472930040 / £5.99 / £4.20
Where Zebras Go / 9781910959312 / £6.99 / £4.90
Jim / 9781862308756 / £6.99 / £4.90
A Poem For Every Night of the Year / 9781509813131 / £16.99 / £11.90
100 Brilliant Poems For Children / 9781509824168 / £6.99 / £4.90
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