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Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies
In this comprehensive collection, coauthors Julie Andrews and daughter Emma Walton Hamilton share a diverse assortment of their most cherished poems, songs, lullabies, hymns, and more.
Featuring a wide range of beloved classics from William Shakespeare, Emily Dickenson, and Robert Frost to playful poems by Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein, this is the perfect collection...more
Featuring a wide range of beloved classics from William Shakespeare, Emily Dickenson, and Robert Frost to playful poems by Jack Prelutsky and Shel Silverstein, this is the perfect collection...more
Hardcover, 192 pages
Published
October 6th 2009
by Little, Brown Young Readers
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The poems in this collection are wonderful and the original watercolor illustrations are lovely. There are over two hundred poems. Most of the poems are written by famous poets (including Wordsworth, Frost, Dickinson, Emerson, and Shakespeare), and there are also some very good poems written by the two authors, and written by Julie Andrews's father and grandfather. I was a little disappointed in the accompanying audio CD. I thought the authors could have selected better poems from the collection...more
This anthology of poetry is as beautiful on the inside as it looks on the cover. It is full of child-appropriate poems, many by famous poets, on topics such as nature, the seasons, feelings, family, and animals. As this week marked the beginning of Spring I have been reading a new springtime poem from it aloud to my first graders each day. I would caution anyone who intends to use the book in a classroom though, that some of the poems have references to God, so just pre-read carefully before c...more
A nice collection of mostly traditional children's poems with songs interspersed and with a few lullaibes. Poets are diverse, ranging from Jack Prelutsky to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Langston Hughes to Ted Hughes. The unifying theme is optimism for life,which could have led to an oversweet, treacly bunch of poems. But the merely sweet is largely overriidden by the carefully attentive, and the collection, as a whole, is quite readable, if not always profound. The poems are held togehter by a consitent...more
There are many poetry anthologies available, but I foresee checking this one out of the library many times. There are the expected classic poems by Blake, Emerson, Rossetti,and Tennyson. There are more recent favorites by Silverstein and Prelutsky. What sets this book apart from other anthologies is the addition of lyrics from Broadway composers like Rodgers and Hammerstein, Loesser, and Sondheim. Very nice!
There are very few books that I actually want to BUY (why buy if you can get them at the library?), but I am saving up for this one. It is amazing. Poems span from Broadway songs to Blake. The illustrations are entertaining and each poem has a wonderful rhythmic pop that makes storytime so much fun.
I absolutely love this book! The selections are very well chosen and the watercolor illustrations are incredible. I've been reading from it to my kids and they keep begging for more. I haven't listened to the CD yet, but I'm sure it is fantastic. I love Andrews' voice so I'm sure it'll be a great listen.
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I love the illustrations in this book!
Update: I love how they've compiled so many great songs and stories into one book! We'll be purchasing a copy of this book for our daughter's birthday because it's fantastic! We read it every night for bedtime. We haven't listened to the cd that comes along with it yet, but plan to do so soon.
Update: I love how they've compiled so many great songs and stories into one book! We'll be purchasing a copy of this book for our daughter's birthday because it's fantastic! We read it every night for bedtime. We haven't listened to the cd that comes along with it yet, but plan to do so soon.
Julie, joins with her daughter, to create this charming book with audio disc included. It is a lovely addition to any little girl's library. The book is nicely done, and cover old favorites, and new material that will become future classics.
This was a beautiful book of collected poems edited by Julie Andrews and her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton. This book is beautfully illustrated and just the quality texture of the pages and the book itself make it a treasure.
I listened to the cd with Julie Andrews' reading some of the poems from the anthology. I wouldn't recommend it unless you were trying to put a baby to sleep because her voice is so soothing. Also an anthology
What a great book!! I love reading these poems to my boys, and I hope that someday they will read them to their own children! Check out "The Turkey Shot Out of the Oven" by Jack Pretlusky!
Could you expect anything less than "practically perfect" from Julie Andrews? The kids enjoyed reading a few classic poems with me each night before bed.
I Love Julie Andrews!! Awesome!!
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My baby boy received this book as a gift at the hospital. I read it aloud to him while rocking through fussiness and loved the wide variety of poems and illustrations. A beautiful collection.
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