Peter Bland: The Night Kite

The wonderful thing about poetry is that it is ideal for sharing with a wide age group. Very young children will simply enjoy the rhythms of language and, as they grow older, will explore the words and themes in new ways.

The Night Kite is an evocative collection of verse for children by award-winning poet Peter Bland. The poems are about the sights and experiences of a child's world and some are humorous, others quietly thoughtful, but they are all beautifully crafted pieces of language.

The book is a collaboration between Peter Bland and his son, actor and illustrator Carl Bland. The loose, expressive style of the illustrations evokes the mood of the poems but, more than this, the illustrations extend the words, encouraging children to revisit the poems and think about their response to them.

Illustrated by: Carl Bland

Publisher: Mallinson Rendel

Price: $24.99

Age: 2-10

Recommended by: Jenni Keestra