It’s important to note the poem does have a darker ending for naughty children who do not listen to their parents (it was the 19th century, after all). You can read the full poem, but you may ...

To capture their experiences, Save the Children invited children from countries around the world to write short poems about COVID-19, life under lockdown, and how the pandemic has changed their lives.

Students can read the text of the poem before ... John Agard introduces and reads some of his best-known poems for children, including 'A date with spring' and 'Hopaloo kangaroo'.

Many parents read to their young children at bedtime – but it tends to be a story they share with them, rather than poetry.

Today, 5 February, is World Read Aloud Day (WRAD). The Publishers’ Association of South Africa (PASA) and Nal’ibali, South Africa’s reading-for-enjoyment campaign, invite you to help spread a love of ...