A Great Big Cuddle: Poems for the Very Young

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Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > Most of my adult life, I've been a freelance writer, teacher (of sorts), journalist, performer and broadcaster. I visit schools doing my one-man show, and support Arsenal Football Club. Michael Rosen, a recent British Children’s Laureate, has written many acclaimed books for children, including WE'RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, and I’M NUMBER ONE and THIS IS OUR HOUSE, both illustrated by Bob Graham. Michael Rosen lives in London. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

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Apart from the use of repetition, the main techniques in this poem come from the layout and illustrations. For this poem the illustrations are very powerful as they help to paint a picture of the tiger’s journey. At the beginning of the poem when the phrase ‘bounce bounce’ is used, the tiger is portrayed through the illustrations as an infant who is quite unsure and anxious. The poem then develops to use the phrase ‘pounce pounce’ in replace of ‘bounce bounce’, as this happens, the tiger is displayed by the illustrations in a much more confident and grown-up way. The illustrations therefore help hugely with deepening the development of the poem.The poem uses rhyming and repetition through the phases ‘bounce bounce’ and ‘pounce pounce’. This creates speed as you read the poem as well as reiteration of these important words. The lines in this poem are also very short and most of the words are repeated making it very accessible to younger children just beginning to look at poetry including those in the Foundation State and early KS1.

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From re-invented fairy tales to classics from Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy, here are some poetry books your child is sure to love and want to read out loud. I really like the structure and simplicity of this poem, making it work very well for younger children or as an introduction into poetry for children with little exposure to this form of literature. The simplicity makes it easily understandable which children may enjoy as this is not always the case with poetry. I also really like the use of font, including size and colour, in making the last line of the poem bold and really stand out. This not only brings attention to this line but also shows the emphasis which needs to be added to it when reading aloud. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - The poem is positioned in quite an unusual way, starting in the top left-hand corner and progressing diagonally downwards to the bottom right-hand corner. The way that each verse is positioned encourages the reader to speed up when reading bringing purposeful tension to the poem. There is also an effect of each verse and accompanying illustration getting closer as the poem progresses, which gives the same effect.The Wimbledon family keep getting woken up by their dog, Stanley - what could he possibly be up to in the middle of the night? Find out in this brilliantly inventive and funny picture book.

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Here are some videos of me performing poems from my book, A Great Big Cuddle, with pictures by Chris Riddell, published by Walker Books.Michael Rosen isn’t a household name in United States, but I’d say at least one of his books is. Anyone who has ever sought out or read We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury has read his words. We’re just nuts about that book, and we have him to thank for it. Despite that, he’s not an author to relegate himself to just one kind of story. Indeed, I haven’t seen him produce much of anything quite as young as “Bear Hunt” in years (or, at the very least, I haven’t seen works of his brought to U.S. shores this “young” in content). That’s why this book is such a surprise and a delight. Children’s Laureates Chris Riddell and Michael Rosen combine here to create a beautiful collection of ebullient poems for the very young. Michael Rosen’s close and affectionate observation of small children and the way they think is brilliantly captured in poems such as You Can’t See Me and Let Me Do It. There are also plenty of opportunities for the very young to join in with poems such as Tippy-Tappy and The Button Bop which they are guaranteed to want to hear again and again! Chris Riddell’s illustrations created an equally warm-hearted view of the early years and capture the spirit of the poems perfectly. The poem uses two repeated phases, ‘bounce bounce’ and ‘pounce pounce’. These phrases are very memorable as they act as the body for the poem. Each stanza contains one of these phrases, helping to create a repeating pattern throughout. The BBC Radio 2 Book Club announced on 24 January that its new home is on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. In I AM HUNGRY you can have fun together talking about all the things you’d eat if you were really hungry, or what makes you really angry in I AM ANGRY. Can children make a really angry face?

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Shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 | Joint Winner of the CLiPPA 2016 (CLPE Children’s Poetry Award). This is a great poetry anthology for younger children. Could be used in the Foundation Stage and some would be suitable for lower KS1. There are a range of different poems in this book which differ by length and style making it a great anthology for a primary school where the children are likely to have different tastes and abilities. The use of illustration and the size, font and colour of the text makes the poems even more enjoyable to read and look at. Overall, a lovely anthology which I would definitely use with children in the earlier years of primary school. In a perfect introduction to poetry Rosen starts with a cornucopia of tongue twisters and nonsense rhymes and ends with soothing verses to send even the most energetic child off to sleep. Paired with Riddell's bold and beautiful illustrations you will have lots of fun reading this out loud. A great present for all occasions." --South Wales Evening PostIt is also worth noting that without including any verbal instructions, even the dullest of parental readers will catch on pretty early that many of these poems are interactive. Consider “Finger Story” where your fingers are instructed to do everything from “wake up” and “stretch” to “climb” and “slide”. And just in case they’re still not getting it, Chris Riddell’s art is on hand, showing a pudgy youngster and an orangutan of uncommon sweetness walking their fingers together on the ground. A collection of beautifully illustrated new poems for toddlers, preschoolers, and anyone who loves having fun with words, A Great Big Cuddle documents the problems and pleasures of being very young. On the fence over this one. I love how different and silly it is, but I'm not sure all the poems are good. I'm not much of a poem guy, so I'd love a second opinion, like from Adrienne. I do know that this is the creepiest toddler poem I've ever read, and I LOVE it: