Pick and Mix Poetry Synopsis
This delicious treat from the nation's no. 1 author Julia Donaldson, Pick and Mix Poetry is a complete collection and the perfect gift to be treasured by generations. With each poem hand-selected by Julia Donaldson, the nation's favourite author, Pick and Mix Poetry is filled with over 300 poems, including familiar favourites, as well as exciting new voices, promising something for any and every occasion.
From unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world. From football to turtles, pirates to trees, family to cakes and sweets, this is a sumptuous treat that is perfect to dip into or pore over. Gorgeously illustrated throughout by Becky Thorns, and with an elegant foil cover, ribbon marker and head and tail bands, this is a timeless collection sure to spark a lifelong love of poetry!
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781529044164 |
| Publication date: |
19th September 2024 |
| Author: |
Julia Donaldson |
| Publisher: |
Macmillan Children's Books |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
336 pages |
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About Julia Donaldson
Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.
Her other books include Room on the Broom, Stick Man and Zog, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, The Hospital Dog, illustrated by Sara Ogilvie and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures, illustrated by Lydia Monks.
Julia also writes fiction, including the Princess Mirror-Belle series, illustrated by Lydia Monks, as well as poems, plays and songs – and her brilliant live shows are always in demand.
She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature.
Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between West Sussex and Edinburgh.
Click here to read a Q & A with Julia.
Author photo © Steve Ullathorne
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