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.
The 101 poems, rhymes, raps, haikus, ballads, little plays, fairy tales and tall tales in Firecrackers pulse with excitement and wonder. It is a book where experience is turned upside-down: questions are answers, tomorrow is yesterday, and tears are laughter.
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The 101 poems, rhymes, raps, haikus, ballads, little plays, fairy tales and tall tales in Firecrackers pulse with excitement and wonder. It is a book where experience is turned upside-down: questions are answers, tomorrow is yesterday, and tears are laughter.
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 240 pages
