In Poems to Perform Julia Donaldson has chosen poems with performance by children in mind & her notes & ideas on performing them are included in a special section at the end of the book Julia's passionate belief that performance can help children enjoy reading & grow in confidence is informed by her own experience both as a child & now working with groups of children to bring stories poems & songs to life The poems range from classics by Edward Lear W H Auden & Eleanor Farjeon to contemporary work by Michael Rosen John Agard & Clare Bevan Illustrated throughout with exquisite expressive lino-cuts by Clare Melinsky this is a book for teachers parents children anyone who loves great poetry