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100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

By Roger McGough
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100 Best Christmas Poems for Children is a festive anthology edited by esteemed poet Roger McGough, featuring a captivating collection of 100 Christmas-themed poems. This delightful volume includes traditional verses by Christina Rossetti and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow alongside modern classics by Carol Ann Duffy, Steve Turner, and Benjamin Zephaniah. Perfect for family reading, the poems celebrate the joy, hope, and peace of the season, as well as the fun of festive traditions from Advent to Twelfth Night.
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This book is ideal for children and families seeking to enjoy and reflect on the magic of Christmas through poetry. It also suits anyone looking for a treasured seasonal keepsake to revisit year after year.

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This delightful children's poetry anthology brings together the 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children, edited and introduced by Roger McGough.

This delightful children's poetry anthology brings together the 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children, edited and introduced by Roger McGough.

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From traditional verses by Christina Rossetti and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to modern classics by Carol Ann Duffy, Steve Turner, and Benjamin Zephaniah, this dazzling anthology of Christmas poems will delight children and adults of all ages.

All the wonders of the season are captured in 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children. Perfect for reading aloud with all the family, there are verses that will encourage children to reflect on the Christmas themes of joy, hope, and peace for all the world, while also savouring the festive fun of everything else that Christmas brings—from the opening of the first Advent window to the tidying away of all the decorations on Twelfth Night.

Edited and introduced by beloved poet Roger McGough, this enchanting children's poetry book makes a wonderful gift and keepsake and will be cherished by all who read it. Children will gain an appreciation for language and storytelling as the magic of Christmas is brought to life by this anthology that they'll return to over and over again each year.

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The collection is praised for its charm and poetic excellence. Carol Ann Duffy calls Roger McGough the 'patron saint of poetry,' and Time Out remarks McGough has 'done for poetry what champagne does for weddings.' The Times highlights him as 'a true original' whose work enriches generations.

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ISBN: 9780281084692

Publisher: SPCK Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 August 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: SPCK Publishing

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Roger McGough CBE, FRSL is one of our most popular poets, having published over fifty books of poetry for both adults and children, including Penguin Classic The Mersey Sound. The winner of two BAFTAs for his film work, and a Royal Television Society award, McGough has also won a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors and is twice winner of both the Signal and CLPE Awards for the best children's poetry book. He presents Poetry Please on Radio 4 and is President of the Poetry Society. He was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001 and with a CBE in 2005 for services to literature.

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