Ladybird, Laurie Stansfield (Illustrator), Full Cast (Read by)

Poems Out Loud!

First Poems to Read and Perform

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Summary

Brought to you by Ladybird.

Poems performed by Elli Woolard, Joshua Seigal, Amina Jama, Joseph Coelho, Nadine Wild-Palmer, Caleb Femi, Sheila Norton, Matt Goodfellow, James Carter, John Rice, Sue-Hardy Dawson, Jay Hulme, Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Ben Bailey Smith, Roger Stevens, Karl Nova, Steven Camden, Cecilia Knapp, Michaela Morgan, Joe Marriott, Kate Wakeling, A.F. Harrold, Liz Brownlee, Philip Waddell, Chrissie Gittins, Abigail Cook, Celia Warren, Roy McMillan, and Roger & Lola McGough.

From rockets to mermaids and everything in between, there's something for everyone in this diverse and contemporary collection.

Perfect for young children aged 4+ who are approaching poetry for the very first time, these poems can be performed out loud, shared with others or simply read in your head. Featuring award-winning poets, brand new voices, hip-hop artists and spoken-word performers, this is a wonderfully fresh, diverse and relevant new anthology that will get children laughing, thinking, sharing and performing!

About the authors

Ladybird

We make growing up the best story ever! Here at Ladybird, we publish playful books for little hands. From touch-and-feel books to bedtime stories and non-fiction, we help 0-7s to learn, play and grow - sparking plenty of smiles along the way. The home of Ten Minutes to Bed, Baby Touch, Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee, we know just how to capture curious little imaginations and guide them from one story to the next.

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Laurie Stansfield (Illustrator)

Laurie Stansfield grew up in the beautiful city of Oxford before moving west to study illustration at the University of the West of England. She has worked as a freelance illustrator since graduating, and occasionally lectures back at UWE Bristol where she studied.

Laurie creates her art digitally using loose line, lots of texture and a limited but punchy colour palette. She is inspired by nature and finds she has her best ideas when she's outside in the fresh air. She lives with her husband in Bristol, and works out of an inspiring studio space which she shares with a handful of up-beat creatives.