Open worlds of imagination and explore the magic of everyday life with this enchanting new collection of poetry from some of Australia’s most-loved writers and illustrators.
Alexa had the great pleasure of contributing a number of poems to this delightful collection edited by Margaret Connolly and Natalie Jane Prior. Perfect for the classroom and the home, A Boat of Stars: New poems to inspire and enchant will bring a love of language, rhythm and rhyme to every child.
A Boat of Stars was named a Children’s Book Council of Australia Notable Book for 2019.
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Praise for A Boat of Stars:
‘A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR THE HOME AND SCHOOL LIBRARY’
– Megan Daley, Children’s Books Daily
‘Highly recommended for children from preschool to upper primary’ – Margaret Hamilton AM, Books+Publishing
‘Poetry helps kids to love language … A gorgeous poetry collection for any bookshelf’ – Kids’ Book Review
‘ It is a book to go through slowly, over many days, savouring each aspect … Recommended for three to fifty-three years old.’ – Reading Time
‘… a wonderful collection of poems and drawings by Australian writers and illustrators who agree that “children love poetry … they adore rhyme, rhythm and words that can be memorised and chanted … This book should be in every primary school library” – Stephen Romei, Literary Editor, The Australian