100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

by Roger McGough, Beatriz Castro (Illustrator)

Overview

‘If poems were gifts, and in many ways they are, children will find plenty to absorb and amuse them in this bulging stocking of an anthology.’
Roger McGough

From traditional verses by Christina Rossetti and William Blake to modern classics by Julia Donaldson and Benjamin Zephaniah, this heart-warming Christmas anthology will delight children and adults of all ages.

All the wonders of the season are captured in 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children. Perfect for reading aloud with all the family or for children aged 8-12 to read to themselves, there are verses that will encourage you to reflect on the Christmas themes of joy, hope and peace for all the world, while also savouring the festive fun of everything else that Christmas brings – from the opening of the first Advent window to the tidying away of all the decorations on Twelfth Night.

Edited and introduced by beloved poet Roger McGough, this enchanting children’s poetry book make a wonderful gift and keepsake and will be cherished by all who read it. Children will gain an appreciation for language and storytelling as the magic of Christmas is brought to life by this anthology that they’ll return to over and over again each year.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780281084692
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	08/19/2021
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.12(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Roger McGough CBE, FRSL is one of our most popular poets, having published over fifty books of poetry for both adults and children. He came to prominence in the 1960s with the publication of The Mersey Sound, which has sold over a million copies and is now published as a Penguin Classic. The winner of two BAFTAs for his film work, and a Royal Television Society award, McGough has also won a Cholmondeley Award from the Society of Authors and is twice winner of both the Signal and CLPE Awards for the best book of poetry for children. He presents Poetry Please on Radio 4 and is President of the Poetry Society. He was honoured with the Freedom of the City of Liverpool in 2001 and with a CBE in 2005 for services to literature.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

1 The Season To Be Young 8

2 Snowing, Snowing, Snowing 20

3 When God Lay In His Mother's Arms 36

4 Who Was There? 60

5 Stay Away From The Manger! 72

6 The Night Before 76

7 Celebrate The Day 94

8 The Price Of Presents 110

9 What Christmas Is For 118

Index of poems 134

Index of poets 136

Copyright acknowledgements 138

Editorial Reviews

The patron saint of poetry

McGough has done for poetry what champagne does for weddings

He is a true original and more than one generation would be much the poorer without him

From the Publisher