The Everyman Anthology Of Poetry For Children (Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS)

We purchased this for our oldest grandson in hopes that he develops a love of poetry that we enjoy. The collection is varied and includes well-known authors and others. I think it's too old for an eight year old to appreciate but he will eventually, as the poems are quite short and understandable. It's a gift that we don't know how he'll receive.

For anyone who loves poems. For children and adults alike. I think there are many poems in this book which are a bit too complex for children but that's ok. There's an incredible variety of poems which should appeal to everyone. I purchased this book to read to my four year old. Some of them she enjoys very much, others not so. But as she grows up I'm hoping this is one of the books she returns to every now and then like the poem books I still have from my infancy.

Bought to read to my daughter, the poems are drab and miserable :( not a good buy