From the Book - First Amer. edition.
A good poem / Roger McGough
Foreword / Kevin Crossley-Holland
Jim who ran away from his nurse, and was eaten by a lion / Hilaire Belloc, Peter Bailey (ill.), introd. by J.K. Rowling
Paul Revere's ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Carol Lawson (ill.), introd. by Sharon Creech
Jabberwocky / Lewis Carrol, Chris McEwan (ill.), introd. by Philip Pullman
Merlin and the snake's egg / Leslie Norris, Siân Bailey (ill.), introd. by Kevin Crossley-Holland
The man from Snowy River / A.B. "Banjo" Paterson, Peter Bailey (ill.), introd. by Morris Gleitzman
A visit from St. Nicholas / Clement Clarke Moore, Carol Lawson (ill.), introd. by David Almond
Brave boy rap / Tony Mitton, Chris McEwan (ill.), introd. by Philip Ardagh
The grateful dragon / Raymond Wilson, Siân Bailey (ill.), introd. by Eva Ibbotson
The highwayman / Alfred Noyes, Peter Bailey (ill.), introd. by Cornelia Funke
The late passenger / C.S. Lewis, Carol Lawson (ill.), introd. by G.P. Taylor
Goldilocks and the Three Bears / Roald Dahl, Chris McEwan (ill.), introd. by Eoin Colfer
The cremation of Sam McGee / Robert Service, Peter Bailey (ill.), introd. by Avi
O what is that sound / W.H. Auden, Siân Bailey (ill.), introd. by Michael Morpurgo
The Owl and the Pussy-cat and The children of the Owl and the Pussy-cat / Edward Lear, Peter Bailey (ill.), introd. by Jacqueline Wilson
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod / Eugene Field, Chris McEwan (ill.), introd. by Mary Pope Osborne
Afterword / Kevin Crossley-Holland
Sources & acknowledgements.
A Good Poem / Roger McGough --
Foreword / Kevin Crossley-Holland --
Jim Who Ran Away from his Nurse, and Was Eaten by a Lion / Hilaire Belloc, Illustrated by Peter Bailey, Introduced by J. K. Rowling --
Paul Revere's Ride / Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Illustrated by Carol Lawson, Introduced by Sharon Creech --
Jabberwocky / Lewis Carroll, Illustrated by Chris McEwan, Introduced by Philip Pullman --
Merlin and the Snake's Egg / Leslie Norris, Illustrated by Sian Bailey, Introduced by Kevin Crossley-Holland --
The Man From Snowy River / A. B. "Banjo" Paterson, Illustrated by Peter Bailey, Introduced by Morris Gleitzman --
A Visit from St. Nicholas / Clement Clarke Moore, Illustrated by Carol Lawson, Introduced by David Almond --
Brave Boy Rap / Tony Mitton, Illustrated by Chris McEwan, Introduced by Philip Ardagh --
The Grateful Dragon / Raymond Wilson, Illustrated by Sian Bailey, Introduced by Eva Ibbotson --
The Highwayman / Alfred Noyes, Illustrated by Peter Bailey, Introduced by Cornelia Funke --
The Late Passenger / C. S. Lewis, Illustrated by Carol Lawson, Introduced by G. P. Taylor --
Goldilocks and the Three Bears / Roald Dahl, Illustrated by Chris McEwan, Introduced by Eoin Colfer --
The Cremation of Sam McGee / Robert Service, Illustrated by Peter Bailey, Introduced by Avi --
O What is That Sound / W. H. Auden, Illustrated by Sian Bailey, Introduced by Michael Morpurgo --
The Owl and the Pussy-cat and The Children of the Owl and the Pussy-cat / Edward Lear, Illustrated by Peter Bailey, Introduced by Jacqueline Wilson --
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod / Eugene Field, Illustrated by Chris McEwan, Introduced by Mary Pope Osborne --
Afterword / Kevin Crossley-Holland --
Poem / Langston Hughes --
Sources & Acknowledgements.