Most Popular Books by Christopher Stuart-Clark

A wonderful treasury containing poems about all kinds of people, for all kinds of people, written by all kinds of people.Including a whole host of poets such as Ted Hughes, Charles Causley, Christina Rossetti, Maya Angelou, and Roger McGough, this beautifully-illustrated treasury is a celebration of humans in all their diversity. Here, you''ll find people sad and happy, busy and idle, young and old - engaged in allmanner of activities, at their best and at their worst.* Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark have edited a large number of classic poetry anthologies for OUP, including the best-selling One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children. * A fantastic selection of poetry, including both old favourites and less familiar poems, from a host of well-known names* Beautifully illustrated throughout in black and white by a range of artists including Laura Stoddart* Michael Harrison and Christopher Stuart-Clark live in Oxfordshire

A collection of stories from all over the world, including both modern and traditional tales.

Traditional, classic and modern tales

This is just a reprint of the previous paperback (0-19-276134-X) with a new cover.

This is an anthology of poems, arranged month by month, for the whole year.

Familiar, well-loved poems and many new surprises are brought together in this beautifully illustrated collection that is full of Jumblies and dragons; wise old women and baby brothers; and dogs, horses, and cats that howl at the moon. A "Smithsonian Magazine" Notable Book for Children. Color and bandw illustrations.

How many of one''s favorite poems are story poems? This is a wonderful collection of over sixty narratives in verse with thrilling tales, silly nonsense rhymes, tragic poems that will keep you in suspense, and funny, quirky poems that will delight over and over again. All the classic poems you would expect to see are here, such as ''Jabberwocky'', ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', ''The Highwayman'', ''The Lady of Shalott'', and ''The Owl and the Pussycat'' and these combine with more modern but equally satisfying poems to make a rich and varied anthology. Authors include Hilaire Belloc, Edward Lear, Walter de la Mare, J.R.R. Tolkien, James Reeves, Roger McGough, and Michael Rosen.

This is a lovely anthology of poems for the whole Christmas season. There are traditional carols and songs, and modern poems about children''s experiences of Christmas: food and families, presents and celebrations, and the snow and ice of winter. The collection is both reflective and joyful and includes contributions from Eleanor Farjeon, Roger McGough, Judith Nicholls, U.A. Fanthorpe and Gareth Owen, among many others. With beautiful colour illustrations throughout, this collection makes a perfect gift at Christmas.

A collection of poems about the many aspects of time, by such authors as Emily Dickinson, David McCord, and D. H. Lawrence.

An anthology of famous, well-loved poems.

To coincide with the centenary of Oxford Children''s Books we are proud to present this definitive new collection. Including all the major children''s poets, and with a wonderful range of both classic and modern favourites, this is a book that will be treasured for a lifetime. The poems areenhanced with black and white artwork from a number of top children''s illustrators to create a truly special package, which should be on every child''s bookshelf.

This is a stunningly packaged anthology of poems for the whole Christmas season. The collection is reflective, celebratory and humorous, with a particular focus on well-known modern poets, such as John Betjeman, Dylan Thomas, Wendy Cope and Benjamin Zephaniah, among many others.

More than 100 poems, old and new, to celebrate the Christmas season.