publication date: Oct 27, 2009
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author/source: Anne Coates
The Children's Trust was set up in 1984 to help
severely disabled children and their families. They are marking their
25th anniversary with the pblication of a book of
favourite poems nominated by the likes of
Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake and
Sienna Miller and many others.
There are lots of
old favourites here including Lewis Carroll's
Jabberwocky as well as
The Walrus and the Carpenter, the book's title, as well as new or
less well known poems. I particularly enjoyed
Today I had a Rotten Day by Paul O'Grady and, judging by their reaction to
poet performer Neil Stevens, so did the
young guests at the launch in London.
This is a
lovely book and a great introduction to
poetry for children - whether to
read by themselves or to
have read to them. A perfect
Christmas stocking-filler.
The Walrus and the Carpenter costs £4.99 and is
available from www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk
All
profits from sales of the book go to
The Children's Trust.
