Winner of the CLPE Poetry Award

George Szirtes childrens poems comprise riddles, mysteries and parables, strange encounters, cautionary tales, and meditations on just about everything under the sun from the seas hands to the winds face. All Szirtes technical virtuosity is on display, the music, rhyme and cadence fusing together with an Eastern European sensibility to provide a unique collection that will be treasured by all children and not a few adults.

This generous new selection displays wit and warm good humour with a hint of the absurd.

Also included are a series of translations of childrens poems from Hungary including works by Sandor Weores and Zoltan Zelk.

Childrens Poetry Library Books