For children entering the world of poetry for the first time, The Oxford Treasury of Children's Poems is a delight that will provide many hours of enjoyment. Beginning with tongue-twisters and nursery rhymes, the book enters the land of children's poetry with verse about giants and dragons, fairies and trolls, parents, spiders, and the seaside. Beautifully illustrated, this is a collection guarranteed to start any child off on a lifelong appreciation of poetry.