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From William Blake and Emily Dickinson to Robert Browning and Eleanor Farjeon, some of the finest poets that ever put pen to paper describe this wondrous season of new beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith one entry for every day through spring, from 1st March until 31st May, this collection of 91 poems will invigorate you in the warmer and wetter months of Spring, from Robert Herrick’s first drops of March dew and the breaking blossoms of Laurence Binyon’s April day to William Blake’s meadow-sweet May and Emily Dickinson’s promise of light to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful and collectable anthology of poems derives from the popular A Poem for Every Night of the Year and features poems inspired by springtime by Laurence Binyon, Margaret Cavendish, Amy Lowell, William Wordsworth and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pavilion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39840045793338,"sku":"137522","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/1805\/products\/715afURC9EL.jpg?v=1683229774"},{"product_id":"read-to-your-baby-every-night-lucy-brownridge","title":"Read To Your Baby Every Night - Lucy Brownridge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row mb-5\" id=\"ContentPlaceHolder1_BookDescriptionPal\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 px-0 book-description py-2\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003eThis is a gorgeous keepsake volume of tried-and-true lullabies and rhymes to share with your baby, illustrated with images of enchanting hand-embroidered art on cloth​.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScience tells us that babies develop best and connect with people and the world around them when they are spoken to, sung to and read to. 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