This collection brings together over 2.50 poems Ted Hughes wrote throughout his life for children. They are arranged by volume, beginning with those for younger readers and progressing to the more sophisticated poems of "Under the North Star", "What Is the Truth?", and "Season Songs". Animals - both real and fantastic - are often the subject, and at every turn Hughes reveals his famously incisive, unsentimental approach to writing about the natural world. Acclaimed illustrator Raymond Briggs accentuates the humor and themes at work (and play) in this volume with nearly zoo endearing drawings, while at the same time respecting the need for some of these poems to do their own illustration work entirely in the reader"s mind. A triumphant testament to the former Poet Laureate of England"s ability to engage and stretch the imagination of young readers, this is a book that one can turn to again and again for amusement, inspiration, and reassurance. Формат: 16 см x 24 см.