More great reads: the best books for 5 year olds
April 2018 Book of the Month Beautifully illustrated by Jo Riddell, this collection of poems and stories is a perfect gift book. It’s ideal for dipping into, for quiet reading and for reading aloud; indeed, unusually amongst the stories, haikus and poems, there are a couple of rhyming plays too, great fun for the family or a group of friends. Single collections of poems are relatively rare these days, and it’s lovely to find one that gives the poet the space and time to explore ideas and return to themes. Poetry speaks to children directly, and this should become a real favourite, a book, to quote Rachel Rooney’s review, ‘to spark the imagination’.
Other recommended anthologies for children include A Poem for Every Day of the Year edited by Allie Esiri, and Kate Wakeling’s CLiPPA winner Moon Juice.
Firecrackers is a hum-dinger of a book, packed full of wonderfully off-the-wall and out-of-this-world poems, raps, haikus and loads more. This 208 page turner is an Aladdin's Cave of magical words and gorgeous drawings just waited to be discovered. Reading it will not just spark the child's imagination, it will send it soaring. Jo Riddell's wonderful illustrations and her evocative line drawings draw the child in even deeper into that mysterious world where the everyday becomes magical.
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Firecrackers is a hum-dinger of a book, packed full of wonderfully off-the-wall and out-of-this-world poems, raps, haikus and loads more. This 208 page turner is an Aladdin's Cave of magical words and gorgeous drawings just waited to be discovered.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Firecrackers and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Firecrackers features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Stories in Verse, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Poetry Books for Children, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Books of the Month, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Firecrackers was written by Zaro Weil and published by Troika Books
Firecrackers has 208 pages
