A dazzling new anthology of 180 contemporary poems, selected and introduced by America's former poet laureate, Billy Collins. [from the back cover of the book.]
Discover a host of marvellous poems about a sleepy seal, a hard-working ant, a rainy day and sleepy rabbit. This book is brimming with enchanting illustrations and also features best-loved rhymes and riddles.
Love That Dog is a blank verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. Love That Dog is composed of multiple short chapters - each chapter is listed as a diary entry. As the novel develops and Jack's confidence grows, so does his literary style. His progressio…