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What better time than Christmas to ponder the passing of the year, the mystery of the birth of Christ, the traditions of the season, and the expectation of what the New Year might usher in? And what better way to reflect on such themes than through poetry? This is a thought-provoking, satisfying collection that brings together poems ranging from traditional wassailing songs to the work of contemporary poets. Illustrated in both colour and black and white by artists such as Peter Bailey, Charles Keeping and Ian Beck, it is an anthology to treasure from childhood through to adulthood.

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`[For the previous edition]: 'One of the richest poetry anthologies ever. ' The Sunday Times

Like good Christmas pudding... exceedingly rich and full of unexpected bits. --Good Housekeeping<br>

[For the previous edition]: 'One of the richest poetry anthologies ever. The Sunday Times

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The Oxford Book of Children's Poetry, A Poem for Everyone, A Year Full of Poems, The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems, The Oxford Book of Story Poems, The Oxford Treasury of Classic Poems, The Young Oxford Book of Christmas Poems, One Hundred Years of Poetry for Children, Short!-A Book of Very Short Poems. Biographical Information Michael Harrison Michael was born and educated in Oxford. After living in Queensland, Australia, Hartlepool and London, he has now returned to live, teach, and write in Oxford. Michael once commented, 'Poetry should be like wholemeal bread and honey: immediate pleasure but with some roughage working its way through the system. Christopher Stuart-Clark Christopher Stuart-Clark has worked extensively with Michael Harrison on anthologies of poetry for Oxford Children's Books. He lives in Oxfordshire.

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