Poems for younger children, parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts to enjoy.
Animal poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/animal-kingdom

For the YOUNG

A Small Dragon by Brian Patten

A childhood song which was born out of poetry.
More song poems here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/song-poems

Puff The Magic Dragon by Leonard Lipton & Peter Yarrow

To add marmalade or not, that is the question.
Part of this playlist: soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems?si=2aabfaffd905487ea05cd42d27624139

The King's Breakfast by A.A. Milne

From his 'Cautionary Tales'.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

George Who Played With A Dangerous Toy by Hilaire Belloc

The first stanza is the lullaby we all know, but have you heard the whole poem?
More poems for small people here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

The Star by Jane Taylor

A tale of a pupil pest who's unhappy with another child.
More poems of childhood here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Please Mrs Butler by Allan Ahlberg

A beloved little song verse from a classic of children's literature.
More poems for children here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

The More It Snows by A.A. Milne

The sea after dark evoked in lullaby like verse.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

At Night by Raymond McCormack

When the wind blows after the sun has gone to bed.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Windy Nights by Robert Louis Stevenson

The fun story of digits and nostrils.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

The Day I Got My Finger Stuck Up My Nose by Brian Patten

In praise of the giant extinct creatures which we find so fascinating.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Dinosaur Poem by Paul Perro

RLS classic dreamy verse about the night sky.
More poems for children here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Escape at Bedtime by Robert Louis Stevenson

From the RLS collection of poems for small people.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

The Land of Nod by Robert Louis Stevenson

Words of night-time imagination for small people.
More poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Dream Song by Walter De La Mare

The weird and wonderful things people leave on trains and buses.
Poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

The Lost Lost Property Office by Roger McGough

Childhood observation of how the wind changes the shape and sound of things.
Many more poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

The Wind by Robert Louis Stevenson

Another quirky piece of surrealism from Mr. Silverstein.
Poems for the young here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

Skin Stealer by Shel Silverstein

The Sound Collector by Roger McGough

How to spot one of Australia's favourite marsupials.

If You Go Softly by Jennifer Kelly

More poems for children here: https://soundcloud.com/anton-jarvis-206182017/sets/young-poems

An Occasion Of Parting by Elizabeth Riddell

Please enjoy listening to my recordings of poetry & stories + my radio/audio features. Ex-BBC broadcaster & voice of AQA & Edexcel GCSE poetry in UK. 'Poetry & Audio Listeners' (PAL) group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/517611459641970

For the YOUNG

Anton Jarvis