mother & child treasury

Shirley Hughes, one of the best-known and loved figures in children’s literature, has selected an assortment of her own favourite poems and stories about all kinds of mothers and children, for this special collection.

There’s a wonderful mixture of treasures old and new for you to enjoy: traditional rhymes, lullabies and characters from the past, like Milly-Molly-Mandy, sit happily alongside contemporary comic verse by top children’s poets, like Michael Rosen and Colin McNaughton. With its diverse range of renowned authors – A. A. Milne, Roald Dahl, Eleanor Farjeon, Philippa Pearce, Anne Fine, Allan Ahlberg and Shirley Hughes herself – this treasury brings you some of the very best writing there is for children.