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Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses
A beautiful hardback collection of the very best poems by Brian Moses. Includes 'Walking with My Iguana' 'The Lost Angels', 'Aliens Stole My Underpants', 'Behind the Staffroom Door', 'Lost Magic', 'The Sssnake Hotel', 'A Feather from an Angel', 'Cakes in the Staffroom' and many, many more.
- GenresPoetry
220 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 8, 2016
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About the author
Brian Moses
317 books7 followersBrian Moses has been a professional children’s poet since 1988.. To date he has over 200 books published including volumes of his own poetry such as A Cat Called Elvis and Lost Magic: The Very Best of Brian Moses (both Macmillan), anthologies such as The Secret Lives of Teachers and Aliens Stole My Underpants (both Macmillan) and picture books such as Beetle in the Bathroom and Trouble at the Dinosaur Cafe (both Puffin).
Over 1 million copies of Brian’s poetry books have now been sold by Macmillan.
Brian also runs writing workshops and performs his own poetry and percussion shows. To date he has given over 3000 performances in schools, libraries, theatres and at festivals throughout the UK and abroad.
He is also founder & co-director of a national scheme for able writers administered by his booking agency Authors Abroad.
CBBC commissioned him to write a poem for the Queen’s 80th birthday and he was invited by Prince Charles to speak at his Cambridge University teachers’ day in 2007.
A new book of history poems: 1066 & Before That (co-written with Roger Stevens), picture books The Frog Olympics and Dreamer: Saving Our Wild World (OtterBarry Books) and his childhood memoir Keeping Clear of Paradise Street have just been published.
Forthcoming are Python - his first children’s novel, The Waggiest Tails: Dog Poems written with Roger Stevens, and a ‘Best of’ of his poems for younger children.
Over 1 million copies of Brian’s poetry books have now been sold by Macmillan.
Brian also runs writing workshops and performs his own poetry and percussion shows. To date he has given over 3000 performances in schools, libraries, theatres and at festivals throughout the UK and abroad.
He is also founder & co-director of a national scheme for able writers administered by his booking agency Authors Abroad.
CBBC commissioned him to write a poem for the Queen’s 80th birthday and he was invited by Prince Charles to speak at his Cambridge University teachers’ day in 2007.
A new book of history poems: 1066 & Before That (co-written with Roger Stevens), picture books The Frog Olympics and Dreamer: Saving Our Wild World (OtterBarry Books) and his childhood memoir Keeping Clear of Paradise Street have just been published.
Forthcoming are Python - his first children’s novel, The Waggiest Tails: Dog Poems written with Roger Stevens, and a ‘Best of’ of his poems for younger children.
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June 9, 2025
Brian Moses is one of my favorite poets, and this collection is a perfect example of why. It's funny, sweet, smart, and endlessly creative and the language is a delight. Don't let the title fool you, there's magic in every single one of the poems in this book.
August 1, 2019
A fantastic collection of poems - great for performing. The book is split into themed sections which would fit nicely with certain topics.
February 18, 2021
Good set of poems about a range of things: animals, space, war..Y4
April 12, 2021
This book contains lots of great poems. I would recommend this to people aged 8+
June 21, 2023
As someone who has never been fond of poetry I was suggested this book as a starting place and told to accompany it with YouTube videos. I have to say this was a great recommendation and was a good introduction to poetry for me.
The poems in this book cover a huge range of topics and are categorised on the contents page which is useful for finding a poem relating to a particular topic, or a whole set of poems on a topic of interest. The topics are suitable for children; school life, animals, space, historical, fantasy, parents, etc. However the topic titles are much more creative, which although fun to read, is slightly more difficult to search through.
The lovely, conversational introduction from the author which helped me understand why this collection of poems had been put together. Which, for someone unacquainted with poetry, was particular useful.
The poems range from funny to thoughtful and there is one for every mood. This does make the book accessible to everyone, and I think for all ages too.
The wonderful YouTube videos in which Brian performs (with instruments!) some of the poems, really enhanced the experience for me. It is brilliant to see how he envisioned them and a great way to ensure the correct rhythm. This is something I struggled with as I do not naturally pick up rhythm when reading from a page.
I personally would have loved to see some more pictures in the book, it just seems a bit plain when reading.
The poems in this book cover a huge range of topics and are categorised on the contents page which is useful for finding a poem relating to a particular topic, or a whole set of poems on a topic of interest. The topics are suitable for children; school life, animals, space, historical, fantasy, parents, etc. However the topic titles are much more creative, which although fun to read, is slightly more difficult to search through.
The lovely, conversational introduction from the author which helped me understand why this collection of poems had been put together. Which, for someone unacquainted with poetry, was particular useful.
The poems range from funny to thoughtful and there is one for every mood. This does make the book accessible to everyone, and I think for all ages too.
The wonderful YouTube videos in which Brian performs (with instruments!) some of the poems, really enhanced the experience for me. It is brilliant to see how he envisioned them and a great way to ensure the correct rhythm. This is something I struggled with as I do not naturally pick up rhythm when reading from a page.
I personally would have loved to see some more pictures in the book, it just seems a bit plain when reading.
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