Writer Alan Katz didn't think poetry was for him. Then he wrote a book or two and learned that poetry is for everyone.

Now, I tend to write funny rhyming poems. But as I tell kids at school visits, not all poems rhyme and not all poems are funny. But you’ve got to give poetry a chance. Here’s the first poem in ...

Are you looking for challenging tongue twisters for kids to learn pronunciation? Tongue twisters help kids learning to speak ...

While we're likely all familiar with quite possibly the most famous Halloween poem for kids — yes, I'm talking about the "trick or treat, smell my feet..." one — there are actually quite a few ...

The theme this year is ‘counting’, and the poems gathered here explore this subject in a number of ways. Counting forms part of how we learn and play in youth, often reeled off in rhyming poems. We ...

In the mood for a good laugh? Our favorite funny books for kids are sure to get even the most reluctant readers engaged and giggling. The humorous options on this list range from silly picture books ...

When Vicky Cowie was seeking pictures for her rhymes, she met an artist. He has gone on to become Britain's biggest-selling ...

You can sing and dance along with CBBC's Radzi Chinyanganya if you like! You can write rhyming poems by using pairs or groups of words that use the same sounds. This is called a rhyme scheme.