Poetry books for 5-7 year olds
Poetry books for 5-7 year olds with titles by Michael Rosen, Benjamin Zephaniah, Maya Angelou, Dr. Seuss, Joseph Coelho, Jane Yolen, Nicola Davies, James Carter, Matt Goodfellow, and June Crebbin.
Kate Williams author page
Kate Williams biography
Kate Williams is a children’s poet and long-standing workshop leader for schools. She has run poetry sessions in classrooms and libraries across England and Wales for over two decades, helping pupils explore rhythm, rhyme and performance.
Her debut collection, Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems, illustrated by Hannah Asen and published by Otter-Barry Books, is her first solo volume. The book gathers more than fifty poems celebrating creatures great and small, offering playful language for reading aloud and classroom use.
Squeak! Squawk! Roar! has been reviewed and recommended for primary settings by School Reading List, with guidance indicating suitability for readers aged 6–9. The collection was first published on 9 January 2025.
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Biography writer: Joanna Nance-Phillips
Children’s literature expert and primary school teacher with 30+ years of experience running a primary school library, teaching literacy and tutoring in the UK and abroad. Articles and reviews by Joanna Nance-Phillips 
June 2026 book club picks
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Poetry books for 7-11-year-olds
Children’s poetry for 7-11-year-olds with collections and anthologies by Michael Rosen, Joseph Coelho, Carol Ann Duffy, Brian Moses, Benjamin Zephaniah, Zaro Weil, Kate Wakeling, Neal Zetter, John Agard, T.S Eliot, Maya Angelou, Kaye Webb and more.
Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems by Kate Williams, illustrated by Hannah Asen
Squeak! Squawk! Roar!: Amazing Animal Poems is a brilliant resource for schools but equally fun for bookcases at home and bedtime reading. Each poem is unique, offering different perspectives, styles, and playful uses of language, including wordplay and alliteration.
Our picks of the best children’s books coming out in Spring 2025
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Bestselling books by Kate Williams
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