Poems to Save the World With

Description

In Poems to Save the World With, Chris Riddell has selected and illustrated his very favourite classic and modern poems to galvanize, uplift and inspire you through these interesting times we live in. This gorgeously illustrated collection, Chris's follow-up to Poems to Live Your Life By and bestselling anthology Poems to Fall in Love With, will ignite your inner activist. Covering a wealth of subjects these insightful poems are brought to life with Chris's exquisite, intricate artwork. This perfect gift features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses sit alongside the modern to create the ultimate collection.

Chris Riddell OBE, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award in 2013. His previous work for Macmillan includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, Muddle Earth and the Scavenger series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.

Contains enough humour, pathos and passion to enthral any bookish teenager. * Daily Mail * Designed to "galvanize, uplift and inspire" in our challenging times * The Bookseller * a lovely collection for the turbulent world we live in. * Indybest * ON POEMS TO LIVE YOUR LIFE BY: He's also a life-long lover of poetry and in Poems to Live Your Life By he shows how poetry gives meaning to our lives, from childhood to old age. His collection is aimed at young readers but people of all ages will appreciate the insightfulness of poems * Independent * ON POEMS TO LIVE YOUR LIFE BY: Illustrator and author Chris Riddell has created a rich anthology of poems from the past to the present all of which have a special meaning for him. -- Julia Eccleshare * Love Reading * And after a turbulent year, every child should find some bedtime solace in Poems to Save the World With, an anthology of galvanizing poems, selected and illustrated by Chris Riddell. Anyone who baulks at reading poetry aloud should turn to the refreshingly brief entry by Robert Louis Stevenson: "The world is so full of a number of things, I'm sure we should all be as happy as kings * Daily Telegraph and Online * Chris Riddell has selected and illustrated his favourite classic and modern poems to uplift and inspire you to make the world a better place. Be inspired and take action with this insightful and beautiful collection * WRD Magazine * Great poetry has the power to galvanise, inspire and soothe - this anthology does it all * Indybest *