The New Oxford Book of Children's Verse

This is an exuberant anthology of more than 350 poems written for children by over 200 poets from the eighteenth century to the present day. Familiar names such as Edward Lear and A. A. Milne happily lead on to new generations: Charles Causley, Ted Hughes, Roger McGough, Jackie Kay and many more. Including American, African-American, Caribbean/Black British, Australian and Canadian poets, this is an anthology whose contents speak with humour, passion, and insight to the child reader.