To dip in and out of whatever your mood and to savour in longer moments, this is a thought-provoking anthology. How different poems capture different moods and moments unfolds beautifully in both Wendy Cooling’s careful choice of poems and Piet Grobler’s vivid illustrations.
Age 7+ poetry. Amazing, bored, excited, magical, naughty, sad, zestful! You can feel any way you like in this exciting collection of poems about feelings from A to Z. This is the third in a highly acclaimed series edited by Wendy Cooling – following All the Colours of the Earth and All the Wild Wonders. It will be welcomed by teachers and librarians as it is ideal for initiating discussion about feelings.
Exploring all kinds of moods and emotions, the poems in this book are by a stellar and culturally diverse group of poets, including Siegfried Sassoon, Carol Ann Duffy, Benjamin Zephaniah, Grace Nichols, John Agard, Jack Prelutsky, Kwame Dawes, Raymond McCormack, EE Cummings, Kit Wright and Michael Rosen. With atmospheric, luminous illustrations on every page.
Selected by Marilyn Brocklehurst as an August highlight in The Bookseller: ' A lovely production ...This will be a popular book with teachers, and a lovely book for children to own. Piet Grobler's splashy illustrations complement the poems perfectly.’
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About Wendy Cooling
Wendy Cooling is an eminent figure in the world of children′s books. As a freelance consultant she works with schools, publishers, libraries and the government on the promotion of literacy and love of books. Wendy was a teacher of English in London secondary schools for many years and left to head up the then Children′s Book Foundation where she initiated the Book Start project, which is now run successfully throughout the country. She is an intrepid traveller - camel fairs in India being one of her favourites. Home is in Barnet.
