Poem For Every Night Of The Year

A pleasure. What makes this anthology particularly special is its ability to create shared experiences across age gaps. As a grandparent I find myself smiling at half-remembered lines, while the kids discover the joy of poems.

I read this every night before bed. I might read the same poem a couple times because there are so many good one.

I was surprised this book is a few inches thick and contains such a wide variety. It's a British collection, but poetry belongs to the world and whether it's a subject we're acquainted with or not we can all relate to the emotions they evoke. Allie Esiri has done a wonderful job collecting a treasure trove of delights for the literary soul. It's a poetry collection for children, but I find all poetry ageless and sharing your favorites in the family will bring everyone closer.

So far I have enjoyed most poems I have read. I was disappointed that the lovely artwork is only on the dust jacket and a black and white illustration for each month. Just something I would have liked to have been aware of before I bought it.

My 10 year old daughter absolutely loves to open this book each night and turn to today's date and read the poem. We quite often read two or three each night by just picking random pages. A short paragraph precedes each poem giving the reader a little information about the author or why a particular day is special/significant. I would highly recommend buying this book.

Such a beautiful book.I love the diversity of subject and poet (Shakespeare, Collins, Whitman, Angelou, Tim Burton...). Each poem has a brief intro providing context- very interesting!I can't wait to give it to my son (voracious reader) for Christmas.

So many beautiful poems and I love the little blurb before the poems too! Very educational and informative about the poem or the author for the most part.

Perfect for traditional young children at bedtime.