![]() Individual poems would make good read-aloud (or sing-aloud) choices for preschool or primary grade classes. Books by Charles Causley (Author of Poetry Please) Books by Charles Causley Charles Causley Average rating 3. The lyricism generally associated with Foreman's illustrations is a bit restrained, but he brings fresh delight to the more rollicking verses. Piano accompaniment and guitar chord notations appear for the 20 poems that have been set to music brightening the pages, small ink drawings and watercolor paintings interpret the poetry in a beguiling way. ![]() You can put me in jail for a year!' / So they did.'' The authority of the poetry keeps even the most thumping rhythms and rhymes from descending into doggerel. Though our days are kept busy with promoting the legacy of our favourite Cornish poet Charles Causley, we are just as prone as you our wonderful readers to curling up under a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate and seeing out the cold winter nights by the warmth of our favourite books. ![]() ``There was an old woman of Chester-le-Street / Who chased a policeman all over his beat,'' begins the poem describing a woman's antics, her unrepentance, and finally, her comeuppance:`` `I've never been one to do as I'm bid. Here at the Charles Causley Trust, we are complex beings with simple pleasures: we love to read. British poet and anthologist Causley offers 40 new poems that hint at the lively sounds of nursery rhymes and give an occasional dollop of their nonsense as well. ![]()
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