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[[Category:New Reviews|Children's Rhymes and Verse]]
==Children's Rhymes and Verse==
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{{newreview
|author=Hilaire Belloc and Mini Grey
|title=Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten By A Lion
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Hilaire Belloc's ''Cautionary Tales For Children'' are rightly lauded as classics. Mini Grey (also [[Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog by Mini Grey|rightly lauded]]), has illustrated one of these fine tales, so that a new generation of children can discover just what happens when you run away from your nurse and a lion eats you. Pay attention kids.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224083678</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Mandy Stanley
|title=Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Favourites
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Every small child should have book (or a few) containing traditional nursery rhymes, and every so often newly illustrated collections are published.
''Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'' is part of such a new series called ''Time for a Rhyme'', published by Harper Collins and illustrated by Mandy Stanley known for her [[The Fairy Ball (Lettice) by Mandy Stanley|Lettice]] stories and other picture books.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007315635</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=T S Eliot
|title=Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
|rating=4.5
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=In 1939, TS Eliot's cat poems for his godchildren were first published. Seventy years and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical later, they're republished here, complete with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, best known for his work on [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]].
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571240615</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Spike Milligan
|title=The Magical World of Milligan
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Some people you just have to love. It's the law. Spike Milligan was always fantastic, and he's much missed. He's got the perfect mix of nonsense, heart, and surreal humour. He speaks to people of all ages, and he's just plain lovely.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905264844</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Carol Ann Duffy
|title=New and Collected Poems for Children
|rating=5
|genre=Anthologies
|summary=Sometimes the title is all the introduction you need: Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's 'New and Collected Poems for Children'.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571219683</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Harry Horse
|title=Higglety Pigglety Pop! And Other First Poems
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A poetry anthology that includes Edward Lear, Spike Milligan, AA Milne, Lewis Carroll and Michael Rosen is immediately worth a look. They're timeless classics that everyone has read and has had read to them.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406323144</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Debi Gliori
|title=Noisy Poems
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Any book of poetry that starts with Spike Milligan and ends with Roger McGough will get the thumbs up from me. Noisy Poems is full of just that: poems about sounds, with trucks honking, ducks quacking, trains clickety-clacking and shoes squeaking. It's awash with alliteration and rhythm. It's crying out to be read aloud and joined in with.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406323195</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=John Foster
|title=Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=I was recently subjected to a good 20 minutes of the rude version of Happy Birthday in Catalan, even though it was neither my birthday nor am I Catalan. I responded with the ol' squashed tomatoes and stew version that we all know and love, for a very restrained 15 minutes. Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar is packed full of such things. Kids love those sort of rhymes, and childish adults love 'em too. Whilst Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar isn't exactly rude, it does have a cheeky glint in its eye, a muddy splash on its new shoes, and gleeful laughter throughout.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192755811</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Paul B Janeczko and Chris Raschka
|title=A Kick In The Head: An Everyday Guide To Poetic Forms
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=As the subtitle says, A Kick In The Head is an everyday guide to poetic forms. It's a perfect primer to couplets, limericks, acrostics, sonnets, haiku and many more. Each form has a brief explanation, an example, and then a more detailed explanation at the back. It's a wonderful educational book for any child (or for any adult who wants to brush up on their basic understanding of poetry).
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0763641324</amazonuk>
}}
[[Category:New Reviews|Children's Rhymes and Verse]]
==Children's Rhymes and Verse==
__NOTOC__
{{newreview
|author=Hilaire Belloc and Mini Grey
|title=Jim, Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten By A Lion
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Hilaire Belloc's ''Cautionary Tales For Children'' are rightly lauded as classics. Mini Grey (also [[Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog by Mini Grey|rightly lauded]]), has illustrated one of these fine tales, so that a new generation of children can discover just what happens when you run away from your nurse and a lion eats you. Pay attention kids.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0224083678</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Mandy Stanley
|title=Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Other Nursery Favourites
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Every small child should have book (or a few) containing traditional nursery rhymes, and every so often newly illustrated collections are published.
''Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'' is part of such a new series called ''Time for a Rhyme'', published by Harper Collins and illustrated by Mandy Stanley known for her [[The Fairy Ball (Lettice) by Mandy Stanley|Lettice]] stories and other picture books.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007315635</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=T S Eliot
|title=Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats
|rating=4.5
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=In 1939, TS Eliot's cat poems for his godchildren were first published. Seventy years and an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical later, they're republished here, complete with illustrations by Axel Scheffler, best known for his work on [[The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson|The Gruffalo]].
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571240615</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Spike Milligan
|title=The Magical World of Milligan
|rating=4.5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=Some people you just have to love. It's the law. Spike Milligan was always fantastic, and he's much missed. He's got the perfect mix of nonsense, heart, and surreal humour. He speaks to people of all ages, and he's just plain lovely.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1905264844</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Carol Ann Duffy
|title=New and Collected Poems for Children
|rating=5
|genre=Anthologies
|summary=Sometimes the title is all the introduction you need: Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy's 'New and Collected Poems for Children'.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0571219683</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Harry Horse
|title=Higglety Pigglety Pop! And Other First Poems
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=A poetry anthology that includes Edward Lear, Spike Milligan, AA Milne, Lewis Carroll and Michael Rosen is immediately worth a look. They're timeless classics that everyone has read and has had read to them.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406323144</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Debi Gliori
|title=Noisy Poems
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Any book of poetry that starts with Spike Milligan and ends with Roger McGough will get the thumbs up from me. Noisy Poems is full of just that: poems about sounds, with trucks honking, ducks quacking, trains clickety-clacking and shoes squeaking. It's awash with alliteration and rhythm. It's crying out to be read aloud and joined in with.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1406323195</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=John Foster
|title=Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=I was recently subjected to a good 20 minutes of the rude version of Happy Birthday in Catalan, even though it was neither my birthday nor am I Catalan. I responded with the ol' squashed tomatoes and stew version that we all know and love, for a very restrained 15 minutes. Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar is packed full of such things. Kids love those sort of rhymes, and childish adults love 'em too. Whilst Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar isn't exactly rude, it does have a cheeky glint in its eye, a muddy splash on its new shoes, and gleeful laughter throughout.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0192755811</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreview
|author=Paul B Janeczko and Chris Raschka
|title=A Kick In The Head: An Everyday Guide To Poetic Forms
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=As the subtitle says, A Kick In The Head is an everyday guide to poetic forms. It's a perfect primer to couplets, limericks, acrostics, sonnets, haiku and many more. Each form has a brief explanation, an example, and then a more detailed explanation at the back. It's a wonderful educational book for any child (or for any adult who wants to brush up on their basic understanding of poetry).
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0763641324</amazonuk>
}}