The Oxford Book of Children's Verse

By Peter Opie, Iona Opie, chosen by Opie, Iona and Peter

Book Overview

This anthology brings together the outstanding verse written for children over a period of five hundred years.

It contains more than 300 poems written by 123 authors, and includes the rhymed precepts of medieval times, the admonitory verse of Elizabethan Puritans, the inspirational verse of Blake and Christopher Smart, the nonsense verses of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll, the nursery verses of Robert Louis Stevenson and A. A. Milne, and the poetical imaginings of Christina Rossetti, Eleanor Farjeon, and Walter de la Mare. It has truly been called "A companion to the mature of all ages, no matter how young."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192801880
• ISBN13: 9780192801883
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book of poetry for children and adults alike.

Every child should be so blessed as to read this book or have it read to them. A very lovely collection of poems!

Classic children's poetry, interesting for all ages

My kids and I love these poems. We read one together each day, and then my kids draw a picture of what the poem means to them. This book is wonderful for vocabulary development. The kids get exposure to an extremely wide variety of authors, which I believe is far beyond what they would be exposed to in most elementary schools (either public or private). There is so much variety in the poetry selections. No matter what your child's interests, this book has something for everyone. This is a fantastic book: great for home schooling families or for anyone who wants to enrich their child's education. These poems are all available free online, but most kids will prefer the format of the book.

Great poetry selection

This book has a large selection of wonderful poems. Some are funny, some are touching, and all of them were enjoyable to my children.