A collection of favourite
poems in aid of The
Children’s Trust
is being
published on the 2 November
2009 entitled
'The Walrus & The Carpenter
and Other Favourite Poems'.
The poems are
chosen by well-known
celebrities featuring ones
by Spike Milligan, A.A.
Milne, Edward Lear and many
more. With a foreword by
Carol Ann Duffy, the Poet
Laureate, and tips for
writing poetry from popular
children's author, Colin
West.
The poems in this book are
selected by: Michael
Absalom, Quentin Blake,
Andrew Castle, Carol Ann
Duffy, Richard Hammond, Dani
Harmer, Lorraine Kelly,
McFly, Sienna Miller, Paul
O'Grady, Elaine Paige, Vic
Reeves, Rebecca Romero,
Simon Shaw, Helen Skelton,
Penny Smith, Nacy Sorrell,
Lucy Speed, Phil Tufnell,
Colin West, Jacqueline
Wilson and Henry Winkler.
Also features a poem by
Francesca Major (aged 10),
winner of The Children's
Trust Poetry Competition.
Click
here to order your copy
of this fabulous new book.
Message from Elaine
Paige:
“This really lovely
children’s poetry anthology
book has been produced to
celebrate the 25th
anniversary year of The
Children’s Trust, a charity
I’ve been associated with
since its foundation.
As
Vice President I have seen
the extraordinary work of
the Trust over a quarter of
a century, providing
excellent nursing care,
education and rehabilitation
for children with multiple
disabilities including those
with acquired brain injury. This is a wonderful book of
fun poetry chosen by a wide
range of people in the
public eye all believing in
the power of memorable
poetry in childhood. Some of
the children at the Trust
have illustrated the poems
beautifully and there are
contributions from the
professionals: Quentin
Blake’s cover, the Poet
Laureate’s foreword and
poetry writing tips from
Colin West. It’s a great
Christmas stocking present
for a great cause. We hope
that many children and
adults will enjoy reading
these poems together.”
