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|reviewer=Keith Dudhnath
|genre=Children's Rhymes and Verse
|summary=Celebrities have chosen their favourite poems, in aid of [http://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ The Children's Trust]. It's a great cause and an enjoyable selection, but it's quite a slim volume - please don't let that put you off getting the book though.
|rating=3.5
|buy=Yes
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Celebrities, including [[:Category:Richard Hammond|Richard Hammond]], Paul O'Grady, Sienna Miller, McFly and Lorraine Kelly, have chosen their favourite poems for this anthology. All proceeds from the book go to [http://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/ The Children's Trust]. It's a fantastic charity, who help disabled children, and I urge you all to buy a copy of ''The Walrus and the Carpenter'' to support them.
There are some excellent choices here, with firm favourites like [[:Category:Roger McGough|Roger McGough]], [[:Category:Spike Milligan|Spike Milligan]], [[:Category:Carol Ann Duffy|Carol Ann Duffy]] and [[:Category:AA Milne|AA Milne]]. My particular favourite was [[:Category:Paul Cookson|Paul Cookson's]] ''The Hamster's Revenge'', as chosen by rugby player Simon Shaw. It's wonderfully silly and every child will be creased up with laughter at the thought of a hamster scampering up dad's trouser leg and biting something it shouldn't. [[:Category:Francesca Major|Francesca Major's]] ''Barbecue'' is great fun too, and the 10 year old is a deserving winner of the Children's Trust poetry competition for a place in this book. I hope she keeps writing poetry, as she'll go far.
