This collection features poems for every season and occasion. Traditional thymes from poets such as Keats and Wordsworth are mixed with modern work from writers like Brian Patten and Roger McGough, and favourites such as AA Milne and Walter de la Mare.
I was gifted this poetry book in Year 6 and it contains some very poignant poems - In Flanders Field, Daffodils - some very useful for important days like Remembrance Day. Ideally you would read a poem aloud a day to the children, and I feel this would be a great way to end a day, to be still and reflect on words - whether solemn or funny. It's a great way to normalise poetry and introduce culture.
I don't think I ever appreciated this anthology's value as a child. Re-reading it I realise it is packed with classic to modern poetry, there is something for all children. Gaby Morgan picked a range of poetry, to expand children's understanding and love for the genre. The book has a poem for each day of the year, with poems assigned to certain months. A great resource to use with children in the classroom.