100 Great Poems for Children

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.