Poems to Save the World With
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A thoughtful gift anthology of classic and modern poems to galvanize, uplift, and inspire, brought to life with intricate artwork.
Chosen and illustrated by Chris Riddell, Poems to Save the World With will ignite your inner activist and provide comfort and inspiration. These poems speak of hope, happiness, rebellion, and living through a pandemic.
This beautiful book features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses sit alongside the modern to create the ultimate collection. Includes poems from Neil Gaiman, Nikita Gill, Maggie Smith, Brian Bilston, Raymond Antrobus, Fiona Benson, Lewis Carroll and many more.
Also available: Poems to Live Your Life By and Poems to Fall in Love With.
About this Author
Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. His books for children have enjoyed great acclaim and won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. In 2013, Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award. His work for Macmillan includes the middle grade series Ottoline and The Cloud Horse Chronicles Duology, as well as the picture books The Emperor of Absurdia, Wendel and the Robots, and Once Upon a Wild Wood. He is also the illustrator of The Big Amazing Poetry Book: 52 Weeks of Poetry from 52 Brilliant Poets. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton, England with his family.
Reviews
"Contains enough humour, pathos and passion to enthral any bookish teenager." Daily Mail
"Designed to 'galvanize, uplift and inspire' in our challenging times." The Bookseller
"A lovely collection for the turbulent world we live in." Indybest
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