Anywhere: funny poems (Keywords)

This collection of poems ranges through many different moods - lyrical, wistful, funny and sad - but all are full of wit and observation. The text is accompanied by the poet's own sketches and Christmas cards that aim to conjure up a lost England.

Featuring classic, new, funny and familiar poems, this anthology is a perfect introduction to poetry for the very young.

A marvellous new collection of poems by Joshua Seigal, two-time winner of the Laugh Out Loud Awards – the UK's only prize for funny children's books. Someone has let the words out... and they're going to have some fun!'Joshua Seigal is definitely my new favourite poet.' Books for Keeps'Joshua...

Well what would you say if your brother kept whacking you with a spoon, or the spider made it all the way up the toilet bowl or your mum made you wear that horrible shirt?Find out in this fantastically funny collection of poems all about growing up from the brilliant Michael Rosen, Children's...

'Are We Nearly There Yet?' is a collection of funny poems describing every kind of holiday imaginable. Available on CD for the first time, the poems are brought to life by Stephen Tompkinson and Emma Chambers.

Boost your child’s growing vocabulary with 75 hilariously illustrated poems from Colette Hiller, author of the critically acclaimed kids’ poetry book The B on Your Thumb.Each poem in this funny, funky book teaches a specific important word, as well as its meaning and spelling, in an innovativ...

Red Sky at Night, Poet's Delight is the second collection of funny and thoughtful poems from Alex, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression. Readers will be excited by fun new characters like Mr Slime and the return of Hector the Horrible Hedgehog from Daydreams and Jellybea...

And I have done more than just simply get bySo much more than escape or surviveThrough the galvanisation of love, time and patienceI’ll take hold of my story and thrive.After life that was seldom what life ought to beThrough laughter and love I’ll be wholeThis story is mine from the cover to spin...

Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Cataluña to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi’s boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn’t speak much English, and feels lost, lonely and unable to be her usual funny self. Until she befriends Natalie, a girl with selective mutism. The two girls find...

Funny, thought-provoking and bursting with curiosity, 'Wise Up! Wise Down!' is a lively conversation between two internationally renowned poets, illustrated by treasured artist Satoshi Kitamura.

From Children's Laureate Wales Alex Wharton comes 'Red Sky at Night, Poet's Delight', a second collection of funny and thoughtful poems, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression. Readers will be excited by fun new characters like Mr Slime and the return of Hector the Horribl...

Whether she's writing letters to her younger self, advocating for women's rights or adapting fairy tales to process an abusive relationship, Len's voice is bold, unashamedly frank and unmistakably hers. The poems in this collection, both funny and fiercely feminist, announce a formidable new ...

When his partner suddenly died, life changed utterly for Paul Stephenson. Hard Drive is the outcome of his revisiting a world he thought he knew, but which had been upended. In poems that are affectionate, self-examining, sometimes funny and often surprised by grief in the oddest corners, the...

Set in a world where words appear physically when people speak, AWAY WITH WORDS explores the importance of communication and being there for those we love.Gala and her dad, Jordi, have just moved from home in Cataluña to a town in Scotland, to live with Jordi's boyfriend Ryan. Gala doesn't speak ...

In this collection of poems from award-winning poet Joshua Seigal, words take on a whole new meaning; enter a world of creative word play with silly, funny and downright hilarious poems! With poems about cuddling tigers, pesky pet fleas and even what to do if your teacher is ever turned i...

Shortlisted for the Forward Prize Best First Collection 2023, the poems in 'Cowboy' are knowing, millennial, internet-sick, funny, with deep undercurrents: of embodied and disembodied spiritualities; of the knowledge of animals; of familial mythologies; of grief and longing; of autism and nav...

This warm, funny collection is packed with different styles of poetry - ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shape poems, haikus, sonnets and raps - about seasons, festivals, animals, birds, love, war, food, fish, football, and much more.

Just like our physical health, our mental health can fluctuate over the course of our lives, or even from day to day. The poems in this collection explore a variety of topics, from diagnosed mental health conditions to the everyday personal challenges faced by young people. The poems are vari...

This warm, funny collection is packed with different styles of poetry - ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shape poems, haikus, sonnets and raps - about seasons, festivals, animals, birds, love, war, food, fish and football and much more. There are 7 poems and a biography to showcase each p...

This warm, funny collection is packed with different styles of poetry - ballads, riddles, tongue-twisters, shape poems, haikus, sonnets and raps - about seasons, festivals, animals, birds, love, war, food, fish, football, and much more.