A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year

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Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen, all making this the most joyful book to read together, every night of the year.

As a mum to a three-year-old and a six-year-old, a regular at library singalong sessions and a daughter of a former pre-school manager, I thought I was pretty well versed when it came to classic nursery rhymes. Allie Esiri’s beautiful gift anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year , is a definitive collection of nursery rhymes, with enchanting illustrations by Emily Faccini. The day-to-day format of the anthology invites readers to share one of the great nursery rhymes every day ? It’s allowed me to relive childhood memories with my little ones, given new life to long-forgotten nursery rhymes, and introduced us all to brand new pieces, hopefully fostering a love of poetry in the process. Allie was the judge of the CLIPPA 2021 poetry prize, chair of the Secret Winter Gala for Save the Children, an advisor to National Poetry Day, on the development board of the Royal Court Theatre and the advisory board of the Cheltenham Literature Festival.Her anthology, A Poem for Every Night of the Year was a best book of the year in The Times and the New Statesman and won the IBW 2017 book award. My toddler was immediately drawn to the silliness of Spike Milligan’s ‘Ning Nang Nong’ and the lyrical drama of the ‘Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly’, and my six-year-old got stuck right into the tongue twisters.

Rhymes include 'Oranges and Lemons', 'Mary Had a Little Lamb', 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt', 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' and 'Rock-A-Bye Baby', alongside modern songs such as 'Nellie the Elephant', 'Baby Shark' and 'Puff the Magic Dragon'; with new entries from writing stars Floella Benjamin, Brian Bilston, Rod Campbell, Joseph Coelho, Julia Donaldson and Michael Rosen, all making this the most joyful book to read together, every night of the year. Poetry pro Allie Esiri's collection of 366 children's nursery rhymes, including new ones and jolly illustrations by Emily Faccini, is perfect bedtime reading - for kids and adults. Catch up with this joyful event full of classic and contemporary rhymes, songs, riddles and tongue twisters, from ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ to ‘She Sells Sea Shells’ to 'We're Going On A Bear Hunt'. Allie Esiri’s A Nursery Rhyme for Every Day of the Year is a brilliant idea and a splendid collection to read, recite or sing. Allie Esiri's daily introductions teach the significance of the nursery rhyme; offering historical facts, answers to riddles, helpful instructions for the action rhymes, football fans' playful variants and much more.Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of live poetry events at the National Theatre, Bridge Theatre, and at the Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals. Her hand-drawn maps, endpapers, logos, lettering and book jackets have been widely used in the UK, Europe and the USA. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.

The book includes 366 rhymes – traditional classics as well as favourite rhymes of today – each accompanied by an enlightening introduction. Biography: Allie Esiri, who read Modern and Medieval Languages at Cambridge University, is an accomplished curator and host of live poetry events at the National Theatre, Bridge Theatre, and at the Hay, Oxford, Bath and Cheltenham literary festivals. Allie's bestselling anthologies “Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year”, “A Poem for Every Day of the Year”, “A Poem for Every Night of the Year” and “A Poet for Every Day of the Year” have lit an explosion of interest in poetry, are regularly chosen for National Poetry Day and have been picked as best books of the year in the Observer, New Statesman and The Times.Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin. Her work has notably appeared in books by Stieg Larsson, Patrick Barkham, Lauren Child, Amin Maalouf, Madeline Bunting, Philip Marsden, Samantha Shannon , Stuart Turton and James Buchan. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.

If you’re diagnosed with cancer, your worries are our worries and we will move mountains to help you live life as fully as you can. this lovely collection of 365 rhymes, charms and jokes is a gift to parents; a happy reminder of a more innocent age. Each rhyme features an interesting tidbit about the piece (but nothing too heavy to digest at bedtime) and the cute illustrations by Emily Faccini work well for younger readers. Allie Esiri’s daily introductions teach the significance of the nursery rhyme; offering historical facts, answers to riddles, helpful instructions for the action rhymes, football fans’ playful variants and much more.

Each month includes rhymes on different themes: January: Winter, Bedtime February: Love, Pancake Day March: Spring, Women’s Day, Riddles April: April Fool’s Day, Spring Festivals, Tongue-Twisters May: May Day, Farm, Market, London June: Playground Games, Animals July: Weather Lore, Travel, Classics August: Sea, Rivers, Outdoors September: Back to School October: Food, Action Songs, Halloween November: History, Divali, Thanksgiving December: Lullabies, Festive Rhymes Allie Esiri's daily introductions teach the significance of the nursery rhyme; offering historical facts, answers to riddles, helpful instructions for the action rhymes, football fans’ playful variants and much more. Allie Esiri’s beautiful gift anthology, A Nursery Rhyme for Every Night of the Year, is a definitive collection of nursery rhymes, with enchanting illustrations by Emily Faccini.