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Stephen Toussaint (born 22 March 1965) is a British actor and writer. He first gained prominence through his role in the ITV crime drama The Knock (1994–2000). Currently, he plays Lord Corlys Velaryon in the HBO fantasy series House of the Dragon .
Four children reading Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Children's poetry is poetry written for, appropriate for, or enjoyed by children. Children's poetry is one of the oldest art forms, rooted in early oral tradition, folk poetry, and nursery rhymes. Children have always enjoyed both works of poetry written for children and works of ...
Festival of Trees is the name taken by a number of (apparently independent) charity events/organizations that hold annual events around Christmas time to raise money for some local charity many for children hospitals and other organizations (often, but not always, a hospital or more specifically, a children's hospital).
He has also written a book of football poems, 50 Ways to Score a Goal (2021). His first novel, Diary of a Somebody (2019), was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award for First Novel, and his poem "Refugees" has been published as an illustrated book for children. [5] [6] In 2023, he published a book of "seasonally adjusted poems", And So This Is ...
On December 26, 1875, Fyodor Dostoevsky and his daughter Aimée attended a children's ball and a Christmas tree held at the St. Petersburg Artists' Club. On December 27, Dostoevsky and Anatoly Koni arrived at the Colony for Juvenile Delinquents on the Okhta (outskirts of St. Petersburg at that time) headed by the famous teacher and writer Pavel Rovinsky.
Field first started publishing poetry in 1879, when his poem "Christmas Treasures" appeared in A Little Book of Western Verse. [7] Over a dozen volumes of poetry followed and he became well known for his light-hearted poems for children, among the most famous of which are " Wynken, Blynken, and Nod " and " The Duel " (which is perhaps better ...
Colin McNaughton (born 18 May 1951) is a British writer and illustrator of over seventy children's books. [1] He is also a poet, focusing mainly on humorous children's poetry. He trained in graphic design at the Central School of Art and Design in London followed by an MA in illustration at the Royal College of Art. He lives in London.
The year before, the same company had brought out her second book of verse, called Among the Trees Again. Another book, a story for children, entitled, Gabriel and the Hour-Book, was published in 1906 by L. C. Page and Co., of Boston. Some of her poems were included in Stedman's American Anthology, and also in various other collections. [6]