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IF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility

IF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility

by Allie Esiri (Author), RachelKelly (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

    $33.69
Synopsis

If you need cheering up... If you need guidance... If you want to laugh... If you need courage... Sometimes only a poem will do. In this magical new collection of our best-loved poems, selected and introduced by the creators of the bestselling app iF Poems, discover the joy, solace and beauty of poetry with your family. Whether you're after a poem that is charming, funny, sad, silly, magical, sleepy, long or short, there's something in here for everyone. From Lear's The Owl and the Pussycat to Tennyson's The Charge of the Light Brigade to Eliot's Macavity the Mystery Cat, these are poems to pass down the generations. A favourite poem will stay with you for life, and this beautifully illustrated collection for children aged 0 to 90 is sure to delight and entertain for years to come.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 04 Oct 2012
ISBN 10: 0857865579
ISBN 13: 9780857865571
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: A beautifully illustrated new poetry collection for children aged 0 - 90

Media Reviews
There is little that is as deeply satisfying than the apt poem. It's like chocolate for the soul. Except less fattening. It resolves the nervous system, captures the elusive experience of being alive so we may always have it and never lose it. Give your child an appetite for poems and they will never be bored -- Helena Bonham Carter on iF Poems
This gorgeous and electrifying anthology should be on the shelf of every child in Britain -- Carol Ann Duffy
A book full of old friends and some new surprises -- Quentin Blake
The thing I really like about it is that I really like everything about it. An absolutely brilliant collection. I'm continually telling people to have some poetry in their lives. iF has made it a little easier for them -- Benjamin Zephaniah
One of the best poetry books of 2012 * * The Times * *
The iF anthology of poems - both beautiful and useful. What more could anyone want? -- Erica Wagner * * The Times * *
A Rare Treat * * Pavlova Diaries.co.uk * *
A magical collection of old and new poems with something for everyone * * Teacher Magazine * *
A poetry primer for kids that adults can enjoy too * * Goop * *
Whether you're after a poem that is charming, sad, silly, sleepy, magical, long or short, there's something here for everyone * * Irish Daily Mail * *
Beautifully illustrated . . . it's properly cool -- Luciana Bellini * * Tatler * *
A beautifully illustrated anthology for children of all ages * * Absolutely Notting Hill * *
A beautiful book . . . It addresses a gamut of universal subjects that we all grapple with at one point or another in our lives * * Red Online * *
Author Bio
Rachel Kelly was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and then at Oxford University, where she read Modern History. She is also the author of Black Rainbow: How Words Healed Me - My Journey Through Depression, for which she created the Black Rainbow app and which won the Spear's Best First Book Award, and Walking on Sunshine: 52 Small Steps to Happiness. Rachel also runs poetry workshops for mental-health charities and in prisons. She is married with five children and has always loved poetry. www.rachel-kelly.net Allie Esiri read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University. She is also the editor of A Poem for Every Night of The Year and The Love Book, and she created The Love Book poetry app, which features acclaimed actors reading poems.