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The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Favourite Poems by Children's Trust (view source)
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|title=The Walrus and the Carpenter and Other Favourite Poems
|sort=Walrus and the Carpenterand Other Favourite Poems
|author=Children's Trust
|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.
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|buy=Yes
|borrow=Yes
|pages=64
|publisher=Walker
|date=November 2009
|isbn=978-1406326505
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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.
[[:Category:Colin West|Colin West]] offers some poetry writing tips, that any budding poet would be well-advised to read. It nicely rounds off an enjoyable selection of poems. Recommended.
[[A To Z - The Best Children's Poetry From Agard To Zephaniah by Michael Rosen]] is a fantastic poetry anthology that we fell in love with. For other charity books - albeit for adults - check out [[People of the Day 3: The Rich and Famous Caricatured by Peter Wynter Bee and Lucy Clapham]] and [[Ox-Tales: Fire by Oxfam]]. We've also enjoyed [[You Tell Me! by Roger McGough, Michael Rosen and Korky Paul (illustrator)]].
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