I Stole a Little Lovely Dream : 101 Favourite Poems for children from around the world

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Open these pages and step into a world of dreams—where some of the world’s greatest poems bring our world magically alive for readers young and young at heart.

Funny, thoughtful, dreamy and wild—I Stole a Little Lovely Dream brings together 101 timeless poems from around the world. There is something for everyone in these pages: the curious, the quiet, the giggly or the bold reader. Wander into the beauty of classics by Shakespeare, Robert Frost, Keats, Sarojini Naidu and Rabindranath Tagore. Laugh out loud while reading the nonsense poems of Sukumar Ray, Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll. Contemplate the beauty of this world with verses by Kabir, Wordsworth, Dylan Thomas, and the Chinese masters Li Bai and Du Fu. Marvel at contemporary gems by poets like Vikram Seth, Adil Jussawalla, Arundhati Subramaniam, Mamang Dai, Easterine Kire, Keki Daruwalla, Jerry Pinto… and so many more!

With poems in English, and translations from French, Japanese, Spanish, Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada, this anthology is a treasure trove for every poetry lover. From talking birds, laughing ghosts, a mongoose with an attitude, tigers and trees, stars and shadows, to children just like you, find them all in this joyful collection.

Curated with care, and introduced by award-winning writer Jerry Pinto, I Stole a Little Lovely Dream is perfect for reading out loud or to keep in your bag for when you need a small piece of wonder.