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Poetry - Ballads Genre
Books in the Poetry - Ballads genre:
Bedtime & Moonshine (1987)
A combined edition of Hush-a-bye-Baby and As I Was Going Up and Down.
Author(s):
Nicola Bayley
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Cook (1987)
A squirrel bakes a chocolate cake.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Paul Manning
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
The Mighty Slide (1988)
’The snow has fallen in the night.
The temperature’s exactly right
The playground’s ready, white and wide;
Just waiting for the mighty slide.’
and four other epic poems.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Voake
Sir Francis Drake: His Daring Deeds (1988)
Author(s):
Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s):
Roy Gerrard
The Fairies (1989)
Author(s):
William Allingham
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Engelbert the Elephant (1990)
Author(s):
Tom Paxton
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
For Our Children (1991)
This is an anthology of poetry, song and rhymes with illustrations by noted children’s illustrators.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Jan Brett
Tomie dePaola
Michael Hague
Steven Kellogg
David Macaulay
David Wiesner
Et al
Sleep, Baby, Sleep (1994)
A collection of going-to-sleep songs and poems.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat and Other Nonsense Poems (1995)
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat. Here they are accompanied by many of the delightful Lear Limericks and some of the longer nonsense poems.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Wagons West! (1996)
Pioneers head west to the Oregon territory by wagon train.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Roy Gerrard
Illustrator(s):
Roy Gerrard
Hilary Knight’s The Twelve Days of Christmas (2001)
On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me …
This new edition is in a slightly larger format and includes new endpapers and sheet music.
Author(s):
Hilary Knight
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Big Bear Ball (2002)
The bears dance by the light of the moon.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Joanne Ryder
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg
The Book of Fairy Poetry (2004)
An anthology of poetry dealing with fairies and their dealings with men.
Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Where Fairies Dance (2004)
A collection of poems about fairies.
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Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
Animal Friends: A Collection of Poems for Children (2007)
A collection of poems chiefly about animals.
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Author(s):
Various
Illustrator(s):
Michael Hague
The Collected Poems (2008)
Poems that really are poetry.
Author(s):
Allan Ahlberg
Illustrator(s):
Charlotte Voake
The Big Snuggle-up (2011)
An old fashioned memory rhyme.
Read online at archive.org.
Author(s):
Brian Patten
Illustrator(s):
Nicola Bayley
Clorinda Plays Baseball (2012)
Author(s):
Robert Kinerk
Illustrator(s):
Steven Kellogg