Pumpkin Grumpkin: Nonsense Poems from Around the World by John Agard
$16.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Have you ever heard of a doctopus or a hippopotamustn't? Have you ever visited the Ning Nang Nong or lived in a floorless room? Did you know that in Japan cows go 'mo', in Vietnam they go 'o-o' and that in the Philippines they go 'ngna-ngna'? This title collects nonsense poems from all around the world. ...Show more
Purrs, Paws and Claws by Errol McLeary
$19.50 NZD
Category: Poetry
"Hey-diddle-diddle, the cat had a fiddle, but played a really bad tune. The little dog barked and had to run when the cow threw a plate and a spoon." A selection of limericks, and nursery rhymes revisited, with a pussy-cat spin on every one!
Reaching the Stars: Poems About Extraordinary Women and Girls by Liz Brownlee; Jan Dean; Michaela Morgan
$14.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A feisty collection of brand new poems about amazing women and girls who did what they needed to do no matter what society thought. The poems are about role models both real and fictional. Malala, global spokesperson for education for girls; Rosa Parks, who became an international icon of resistance to ...Show more
Read Me 2: A Poem for Every Day of the Year by Gaby Morgan
$17.98 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Read Me
A new cover edition of Read Me 2, containing a poem for every day of the year from the very best classic and modern poets. From poets including W. H. Auden, William Blake, Emily Dickinson, Carol Ann Duffy, Seamus Heaney, Dylan Thomas, W. B. Yeats, Lewis Carroll, Emily Dickinson, Roald Dahl, Charles Caus ...Show more
Read a Rhyme, Write a Rhyme by Meilo So (Illustrator); Jack Prelutsky (Selected by)
$16.99 NZD
$17.99 (5% off)
Category: Poetry
When Jack Prelutksy posted the first couplet of a funny poem on a Web site and invited children to finish it, he expected about 100 responses. He got thousands. Now he has come up with an anthology of poems on 10 popular subjects by well-known poets and combined it with his own “poemstarts.” Included wi ...Show more
Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids by Michael Rosen
$32.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
From two of the biggest names in children's publishing, this is an inspiring guide to wordplay for young readers, their parents and teachers. I’m ready for spaghetti Will you getti the spaghetti? Don’t say, “Not yetti spaghetti!” ‘cos I’m all setti for spaghetti. Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter ...Show more
Rhyme and Reo - A Fun Way to Learn Te Reo Maori by Jessica Ngatai; Ng
$26.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Description A fun way to learn te reo this book helps the user to learn the Māori names of animals, and kupu Māori to describe them. Translations are provided on each page with tips on pronunciation.
Robert Frost by Robert Frost
$29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Poetry for Young People (Hardcover)
Whether he's capturing a cold New England winter or the simple beauty of an old abandoned house, four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost creates magic. This stunning celebration of his best-loved work includes over 25 poems, including "Mending Wall," "Birches" and, of course, "The Road Not Ta ...Show more
Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
$30.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
How do you like to go up in a swing,Up in the air so blue?Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thingEver a child can do!aRobert Louis Stevenson's rhymes have charmed children and adults alike since 1885, when they first appeared to a delighted public. Stevenson's joyful exploration of the world speaks dire ...Show more
Rock-a-Bye Rumpus by Julia Donaldson
$29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Rock-a-Bye Rumpus is a delightful collection of sweet and fun action poems for the very young, specially chosen by bestselling author, Julia Donaldson and beautifully illustrated by Sebastien Braun. This gorgeous gift book and accompanying audio CD is made up of seven charming sections, including 'Fing ...Show more
SLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This by Nikita Gill
$19.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
It's time to reclaim poetry. Collected by international poetry sensation Nikita Gill, SLAM! You're Gonna Wanna Hear This is a joyful celebration of the ground-breaking poets making their voices heard in the spoken word scene. Empowering, inspiring and often hilarious, SLAMs are a platform for well-known ...Show more
Salt River Songs by Sam Hunt
$24.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Salt River Songs is Sam Hunt's latest collection of poems, written over the last few years in his house that sits amongst a grove of totara trees on the Arapaoa, one of the five main salt rivers of the Kaipara Harbour. As always, his unflinchingly honest, elegiac and moving poems roam around familiar th ...Show more