Once upon a poem
Subtitle: favorite poems that tell stories
By: foreword by Kevin Crossley-Holland ; illustrated by Peter Bailey ... [et al.].
Contributors: Crossley-Holland, Kevin.; Bailey, Peter. ill.
Publisher: Chicken House; Scholastic
Published: 2004
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9780439651080
Subjects: Children's poetry, English -- Fiction.; Children's poetry, English -- Pictorial works.; English poetry -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Fiction.; Pictorial works.
Other titles: Favorite poems that tell stories
Work titles: Poems. Selections.
Description: Collection of stories told in verse. The most exciting and enjoyable stories ever told in verse, illustrated throughout in full color and beautifully presented. Sumptuously illustrated by four different artists, each selection begins with a quote from one of today's favorite authors-including J.K. Rowling, Avi, David Almond, Philip Pullman, Cornelia Funke, and so many others who were each eager to share their own personal enthusiasm for these special stories. From the subversive wit of Roald Dahl's wicked retelling of Goldilocks to the magical wordplay of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky, Once Upon a Poem is both broad in scope and delightful in tone. Read along to the exhilarating rhythm of Longfellow's Paul Revere's Ride, Tony Mitton's rip-roaring rap version of Prince Theseus, Clement Moore's A Visit From St. Nicholas, and many, many more. With a foreword by award-winning author Kevin Crossley-Holland, this stunning collection offers fifteen of the most exciting and enjoyable stories ever told in verse. The perfect gift for any child enchanted by storytelling.
Notes: "First published in the United Kingdom in 2004 by The Chicken House ..."--Prelim. p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 124).
Table of contents: title: Roger McGough; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden -- Edward Lear; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden -- Edward Lear -- Eugene Field; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden -- Edward Lear -- Eugene Field -- Kevin Crossley-Holland; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden -- Edward Lear -- Eugene Field -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Langstom Hughes; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden -- Edward Lear -- Eugene Field -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Langstom Hughes; title: Roger McGough -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Hilaire Belloc -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- Lewis Carroll -- Leslie Norris -- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson -- Clement Clarke Moore -- Tony Mitton -- Raymond Wilson -- Alfred Noyes -- C.S. Lewis -- Roald Dahl -- Robert Service -- W.H. Auden -- Edward Lear -- Eugene Field -- Kevin Crossley-Holland -- Langstom Hughes; title: Roger McGough-- Kevin Crossley-Holland-- Hilaire Belloc-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-- Lewis Carroll-- Leslie Norris-- A.B. "Banjo" Paterson-- Clement Clarke Moore-- Tony Mitton-- Raymond Wilson-- Alfred Noyes-- C.S. Lewis-- Roald Dahl-- Robert Service-- W.H. Auden-- Edward Lear-- Eugene Field-- Kevin Crossley-Holland-- Langstom Hughes