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Favorite Poems for Children

Written by: Lewis Carroll,James Reeves,Oliver Herford,Edward Lear,Kenneth Grahame,Hilaire Belloc,William Blake,Thomas Hardy
Narrated by: Katinka Wolf
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Dance with a lobster, telephone an elephant, or knock on a moonlit door - this collection includes magical, macabre, dramatic, funny, bizarre, absurd, delightful, moving, and charming poems by Lewis Carroll, A.A. Milne, Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, Kenneth Grahame, and many others. Readers such as Anton Lesser, Simon Russell-Beale, and Timothy West bring the lines beautifully to life and make this an ideal introduction to some of the best-loved children's poetry.

The complete list of narrators includes Katinka Wolf, Anton Lesser, Roy McMillan, Richard Wilson, David Timson, Anne Harvey, Simon Russell-Beale, Rachel Bavidge and Timothy West .

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  • Terrance Hanna
  • 2011-02-04

A treasure in poetry

Beautifully read with great talent, these poems are presented with more than just the plainspoken word. Children’s poems here are preformed for the listener’s great pleasure with artful theatre in voices of faithfulness to the poem’s spirit.

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  • SusieB
  • 2012-08-06

Childhood favourites

Wonderful to play these poems to my granddaughter and to remember them from my own magical childhood.
Beautifully read with such different actors who obviously enjoy the process.

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  • Rich
  • 2021-11-29

Poetry at its best

A ringing presence of mirth and substance delivered with precise and unforgettable artistry. Fun and ennobling.

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