100 Great Poems for Children

by Deepa Agarwal

What is it about poetry that a verse you read in your childhood stays with you for the rest of your life?Open the pages of this book and go on a mesmerizing journey through 100 great poems. Chosen specially for children, these poems touch a whole world of emotions and ideas. There are poems about mothers and fathers and new baby brothers and sisters; about grandparents and cats and trees and living in treehouses.Not only will you find the well-loved classic ones like ‘Jabberwocky’, ‘If’, ‘Coromandel Fishers’ and ‘My Heart Leaps Up…’ there are many new delightful poems like ‘Cyber River’, ‘The Ghost’ ‘The Roti’s Grudge’ and ‘Hip Hop Nature Boy’. Featuring poets from India and abroad, this collection explores the works of T.S. Eliot, Rabindranath Tagore, Robert Browning, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond, Jerry Pinto, Anushka Ravishankar, Keki Daruwalla and many other voices.Dip into 100 Great Poems for Children and enjoy these poems, relish the music of the words, whisper or shout them aloud, explode with laughter as you read them or wipe away a tear.

Genres: Poetry

217 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2015

About the author

When I was a young girl, growing up in a town where there were only two streets, I never thought I'd become a writer. But I was an avid reader who kept winning prizes for writing. And the time came when I found that I had lots to write about. That my own life was as full of stories as those other people shared with me. Also, that writing was a kind of therapy that gave meaning to my existence.

Reviews

[Meenal]

7%
there is no reason in the world why a book about poems should start with a long chapter about why the author likes poems

[Kotaro]

100 great poems for children is a collection of poems that is easy to read and understand, especially for children. I’m already a high schooler, but I never read a poem book when I was in elementary, so I decided to read this book. The poems are made by different writers, which makes the poem more distinct and unique, as each of them has different styles of writing. I personally don’t read any poems, but this book was interesting despite not having the experience of reading poems. There are short and long poems in this book, which allowed me to manage my time to read a poem especially when I don’t have much time.