This stellar edition of Duffy's poems brings together work from her four award-winning collections for children, and sprinkles in a generous helping of new poems to match. From her dazzlingly debut Meeting Midnight through to her newest, brightest poems, Carol Ann Duffy's writing for younger readers has always bubbled with wit and humour, intelligence and affection, and introduced us to many strange and wonderful characters along the way. Among the enchanting voices to be heard are those of the Loch Ness Monster's husband, the oldest girl in the world, a sheepish Johann Sebastian Baa, Henrietta the Eighth and a heard of cows on a shopping trip to Manchester. The volume also includes a delightful longer poem about a hat blown through history from the head of one famous poet onto another.
This handsomely-illustrated edition shows us why Carol Ann Duffy is one of our most read and best loved poets both in and out of the classroom, and reminds us that poems this good can be both educational and enjoyable.
Ages: 8-16
