Poetry Recommendations: Upper KS2

By BooksForTopics

By BooksForTopics

Poetry Recommendations: Upper KS2

Introduce your Year 5 and 6 children to a range of poets with our selection of poetry books for Upper KS2. From classic poems and nature verses to laugh-out-loud rhymes and award-winning collections, we’ve picked out a range of our favourite books that encourage a love of poetry for children aged 9-11.

Poems from the Second World War

Poems from the Second World War

Gaby Morgan

£6.99

Marshmallow Clouds: Poems Inspired by Nature

Marshmallow Clouds: Poems Inspired by Nature

Ted Kooser, Connie Wanek, et al.

£14.99

£14.24

My Mum's Growing Down

My Mum's Growing Down

Laura Dockrill and David Tazzyman

£6.99

£6.64

The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems

The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems

Brian Moses

£7.99

£7.59

Bright Bursts of Colour

Bright Bursts of Colour

Matt Goodfellow and Aleksei Bitskoff

£7.99

£7.59

I Don't Like Poetry: By the winner of the Laugh Out Loud Award. ‘Wonderful and imaginative’ The Times

I Don't Like Poetry: By the winner of the Laugh Out Loud...

Joshua Seigal and Chris Piascik

£7.99

£7.59

Weird, Wild & Wonderful: The Poetry World of James Carter

Weird, Wild & Wonderful: The Poetry World of James Carter

James Carter and Neal Layton

£8.99

£8.54

Overheard in a Tower Block: Poems

Overheard in a Tower Block: Poems

Joseph Coelho and Kate Milner

£8.99

£8.54

Apes to Zebras: An A-Z of Shape Poems: Artistically arranged poetry to bring both words and animals to life

Apes to Zebras: An A-Z of Shape Poems: Artistically arranged...

Roger Stevens, Liz Brownlee, et al.

£14.99

£14.24

Dark Sky Park: Poems from the Edge of Nature

Dark Sky Park: Poems from the Edge of Nature

Philip Gross and Jesse Hodgson

£8.99

£8.54

When Poems Fall From the Sky

When Poems Fall From the Sky

Zaro Weil and Junli Song

£9.99

£9.49

Be The Change: Poems to Help You Save the World

Be The Change: Poems to Help You Save the World

Roger Stevens and Matt Goodfellow

£6.99

£6.64

The Highwayman

The Highwayman

Alfred Noyes and Charles Keeping

£9.99

£9.49

Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

Walter de La Mare

£8.99

£8.54

Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year

Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year

Allie Esiri

£18.99

The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear

Edward Lear

£9.99

£9.49

Moon Juice: Poems for Children

Moon Juice: Poems for Children

Kate Wakeling and Elina Braslina

£8.99

£8.54

Rhythm and Poetry

Rhythm and Poetry

Karl Nova

£6.99

£6.64

Sensational!: poems chosen by

Sensational!: poems chosen by

Roger McGough

£7.99

£7.59

New and Collected Poems for Children

New and Collected Poems for Children

Carol Ann Duffy

£12.99

£12.34

In the Key of Code

In the Key of Code

Aimee Lucido

£7.99

£7.59

Love That Dog

Love That Dog

Sharon Creech

£6.99

£6.64

Cloud Busting: Puffin Poetry

Cloud Busting: Puffin Poetry

Malorie Blackman

£7.99

£7.59

The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them)

The Stories Grandma Forgot (and How I Found Them)

Nadine Aisha Jassat

£7.99

£7.59

Zombierella: Fairy Tales Gone Bad

Zombierella: Fairy Tales Gone Bad

Joseph Coelho and Freya Hartas

£7.99

£7.59

Funky Chickens

Funky Chickens

Benjamin Zephaniah

£6.99

£6.64

My Heart is a Poem

My Heart is a Poem

Various Authors and Various Illustrators

£12.99

£12.34

Silly Verse for Kids

Silly Verse for Kids

Spike Milligan

£6.99

£6.64

Belonging Street: Poems

Belonging Street: Poems

Mandy Coe

£8.99

£8.54

Let's Chase Stars Together: Poems to lose yourself in, perfect for 10+

Let's Chase Stars Together: Poems to lose yourself in,...

Matt Goodfellow

£7.99

£7.59

See the full list of recommended poetry for upper KS2 on the BooksForTopics website.