|summary=Robert Louis Stevenson was a very versatile writer; he delved deep into the human psyche when he wrote ''The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' but he did not restrict himself to representations of the gothic and the persecuted. He also wrote brilliant children's adventure stories such as ''Treasure Island'' and ''Kidnapped'', but, again, he did not restrict himself to prose writing because here he demonstrates his ability to write poetry.
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<!-- Donaldson -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Donaldson_Treasury| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"A Treasury of Songs|author=Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler[[image:Donaldson_Treasury.jpg|left|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1509846131?ie4|genre=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1509846131]] Children's Rhymes and Verse| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[A Treasury of Songs by Some people have all the skills, not only is Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Childrenone of the most successful children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] Some people have all authors, but she can also carry a tune. For the skillspast few years, not only is Julia Donaldson one of the most successful children's authors, she can also carry a tune. For the past few years she has she has adapted many of her most popular stories into songs and plays them during open readings, or releases them as part of a song booksongbook. For the first time , A Treasury of Songs brings together several of her books in one omnibus and it also has a CD too of Donaldson singing the songs. [[A Treasury of Songs by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler|Full Review]]}}{{Frontpage<!-- Woollard -->|isbn=Woollard_Kipling|-title=Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories| styleauthor="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Elli Woollard and Marta Altes[[image:Woollard_Kipling.jpg|linkrating=http://www4.amazon.co.uk/dp/1509814744/ref5|genre=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Children's Rhymes and Verse| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories by Elli Woollard and Marta Altes]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes Now, whatever our age, there are probably a few books that we have all encountered at some point in our childhoods. They have stood the test of time to such an extent that they have become a piece of our culture common to so many of us, and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] Noware known throughout the world. One of them is by Rudyard Kipling, whatever our age, there are probably who brought a few books that we have all encountered at some point in our childhoods. They have stood the test child's sense of wonder and his own Victorian absurdist set of time explanations to such an extent that they have become play in a piece dozen examples of our culture common warm whimsy. In shrugging off evolution he got to convey how the rhino skin is so many of usill-fitting and rumpled, and are known throughout how the world. One of them is by Rudyard Kiplingwhale learnt he cannot eat humans, who brought and how the elephant got such a child's sense of wonder and thing as his own Victorian absurdist set of explanations to play in a dozen examples of warm whimsytrunk. In shrugging off evolution doing so he got to convey how the rhino skin is so illentertained his young daughter, not knowing she would die as a child long before he produced a book-fitting length collection – and rumpled, how the whale learnt way before he cannot eat humans, and how the elephant got such a thing as his trunksaw something into print that has lasted ever since. In doing so he entertained his young daughterJust in case these tales are not for your young audience yet (and it won't be long, trust me), not knowing she would die as a child long before he produced a book-length collection – you can start them in early with this lovely and way before he saw something into print that has lasted ever sincebright adaptation. Just in case these tales are not }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Harris_Rhyming|title=I'm Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for your young audience yet (Mischievous Kids and it wonImmature Grown-Ups|author=Chris Harris and Lane Smith|rating=4.5|genre=Children't be long, trust me), you can start them in early with this lovely s Rhymes and bright adaptation. [[Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories by Elli Woollard and Marta AltesVerse|Full Review]] <!-- Harris -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Harris_Rhymingsummary=In the sniffy world of literary poetry, people seem to be able to knock together a dozen verses and get an audience of twenty people to buy a pamphlet, and they call themselves published authors.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1509881042?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1509881042]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[I'm Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids You get a similar thing at times with poetry for the young – most poetry books, after all, have a lot more blank space in them than routine volumes, and people compile their best arrays of very few words in between two covers and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris bingo, they have a book, and Lane Smith]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Childrentwenty minutes later bingo, you've read it. That's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] In the sniffy world of literary poetrymost certainly not the case here, people seem for this is crammed with what has to be able to knock together considered a dozen verses major outpouring of wit and get an audience of twenty people to buy a pamphletrhyme. And whatever age you are, and they call themselves published authors. You get a similar thing at times whatever experience with poetry for the young – most poetry books, after all, verse you may have a lot more blank space in them than routine volumes, and people compile their best arrays of very few words in between two covers and bingo, they have a book, and twenty minutes later bingo, this will not seem to youlike someone've read it. That's most certainly not the case here, for this is crammed with what has to be considered a major outpouring s first book of wit and rhymepoetry. And whatever age you are, and whatever experience with verse you may have, this will not seem to you like someone's first book }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Goss_600|title=Doctor Who: Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection of poetry. [[I'm Just No Good At Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups by Chris Harris and Lane SmithTime Lord Verse (Dr Who)|Full Review]] <!-- author=James Goss -->and Russell T Davies|-rating=4.5| stylegenre="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Children's Rhymes and Verse[[image:Goss_600.jpg|left|linksummary=https://wwwConsider the Doctor.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1785942719?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1785942719]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Doctor Who: Now We Are Six Hundred: A Collection Just how many birthday and Christmas gifts must he have to hand out each year, were he to keep in touch with even half of his companions? 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Taking in all forms, we've enjoyed two previous collections from John Fosterfrom limericks and cautionary verse to acrostics and haiku, it offers a broad overview of poetry. ''See You Later, Escalator'' continues in the same veinWith themes including school, families, with poems from the likes of Tony Mittonseasons, Michael RosenBonfire Night, Michelle Magorian Nativity plays and Brian Pattengoing to the dentist, there's something to appeal to every child. 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It's all very sillyreminded him of them when appropriate, so Michael imagined he'd written them all very nonsensical, and good fun. A proportion down in a Big Book of profits are being donated to [http://wwwBad Things.beatbloodcancers.org/ Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research]. [[There's A Lion In My Bathroom by Giles Paley-Phillips|Full Review]] <!-- Phinn Here he presents the eponymous poem, as well as many many other tales of childhood, from the horrors of being a second late to school, to making a raft, to going to a café. 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Taking in all formsIt's a poetry anthology, from limericks and cautionary versewith sweet poems about kids, what they get up to acrostics , and haiku, it offers a broad overview of poetrycourse whizzing and banging orang-utans. With themes including school, families, seasons, Bonfire Night, Nativity plays and going to the dentist, there's something to appeal to every child. [[There}}{{Frontpage|isbn=0230745865|title=In My Sky at Twilight|author=Gaby Morgan (editor)|rating=4|genre=Children's An Alien In The Classroom by Gervase Phinn|Full Review]] <!-- Dann -->|-Rhymes and Verse| stylesummary="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|Off the back of the success of Stephenie Meyer's [[image:1408304589.jpgTwilight by Stephenie Meyer|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1408304589/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21Twilight]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Orchard Book Of Nursery Rhymes For Your Baby by Penny Dann]]=== [[image:4series there has been a boom in vampire novels aimed at teenagers. 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[[The Orchard Book Of Nursery Rhymes For Your Baby by Penny Dann|Full Reviewhttp://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ The Children's Trust]] <!-- Rosen -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0141324511.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0141324511/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things by Michael Rosen]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] When he was little, Michael Rosen's dad remembered all the bad things he'd done and reminded him of them when appropriate, so Michael imagined he'd written them all down in a Big Book of Bad Things. Here he presents the eponymous poem, as well as many many other tales of childhood, from the horrors of being a second late to school, to making a raft, to going to a café. Some bad, some sad, some quirky, some funny, some touching, some light-hearted, all wonderful. [[Michael Rosen's Big Book of Bad Things by Michael Rosen|Full Review]] <!-- Cookson -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:033051086X.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/033051086X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The World At Our Feet by Paul Cookson]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] With the World Cup just around the corner, football is on everyone's lips. Paul Cookson, Poet in Residence at the [http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/ National Football Museum], has compiled the best football poems for young children. [[The World At Our Feet by Paul Cookson|Full Review]] <!-- Foster -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0192729934.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0192729934/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Whizz Bang Orang-Utan by John Foster]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] Subtitled ''rhymes for the very young'', you know what you're getting with ''Whizz Bang Orang-Utan''. It's a poetry anthology, with sweet poems about kids, what they get up to, and of course whizzing and banging orang-utans. [[Whizz Bang Orang-Utan by John Foster|Full Review]] <!-- Morgan -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:0230745865.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0230745865/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[In My Sky at Twilight by Gaby Morgan (editor)]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] Off the back of the success of Stephenie Meyer's [[Twilight by Stephenie Meyer|Twilight]] series there has been a boom in vampire novels aimed at teenagers. In My Sky at Twilight is perhaps one of the most unusual books to come out of this craze as it is a collection of love poetry aimed at teenage fans of the series. [[In My Sky at Twilight by Gaby Morgan (editor)|Full Review]] <!-- Children's Trust -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:140632650X.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/140632650X/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Favourite Poems by Children's Trust]]=== [[image:3.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Children's Rhymes and Verse|Children's Rhymes and Verse]] Celebrities, including [[:Category:Richard Hammond|Richard Hammond]], Paul O'Grady, Sienna Miller, McFly and Lorraine Kelly, have chosen their favourite poems for this anthology. All proceeds from the book go to [http://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ The Children's Trust]. It's a fantastic charity, who help disabled children, and I urge you all to buy a copy . It's a fantastic charity, who help disabled children, and I urge you all to buy a copy of ''The Walrus and the Carpenter'' to support them. [[The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Favourite Poems by Children's Trust|Full Review]] <!-- DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->|}}