The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse

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About this book

The definitive collection of modern children’s poetry of our time, edited by Brian Patten. Enchanting, funny, exciting and poignant, there is every kind of poem for every kind of mood. 

Includes children’s poetry from all the greats, including Allan Ahlberg, W. H. Auden, Charles Causley, Roald Dahl, T. S. Eliot, Thomas Hardy, Ted Hughes, Rudyard Kipling, Philip Larkin, Laurie Lee, Roger McGough, Spike Milligan, A. A. Milne, Wilfred Owen, Brian Patten, Sylvia Plath, Michael Rosen, Ian Serrallier, W.B. Yeats, and Benjamin Zephaniah.

Publishers

  • Original publisher English: Penguin

About the client & agent

Brian Patten
Author
Brian Patten
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Cara Jones Cara Jones Becky Brown Becky Brown (Legacy)

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