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And Everything Will Be Glad to See You

Subtitled 'Poems by Women and Girls', Ella Risbridger's well-chosen anthology is a wonderful introduction to female poets down the ages. Many are short, making this accessible for young readers, but it's definitely a book to grow into. There's a wonderful mix of classic and contemporary names here, from Nikita Gill, Amanda Gorman and Carol Ann Duffy to Christina Rossetti, Katherine Mansfield and Emily Dickinson. Anna Shepeta's dreamy colour illustrations are perfectly pitched and help to bring the words on the page to life.

From a global culinary tour for young gourmets to philosophy, architecture and backstage guides to the ballet theatre and concert hall, our pick of creative spring reads

The Very Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Published in association with Classic FM, this interactive book follows the musical adventures of Ava and Jayden as they discover the orchestra. Ten instruments (including voice) can be heard – from "The Lark Ascending" for violin and "Rhapsody in Blue" for clarinet to "Le Cygne" for cello. It's an inspiring orchestral tour and the click to play buttons throughout the book help children clearly identify the individual sounds. Young musicians will also find plenty of interesting background details about instruments, composers and the structure of a concert-hall orchestra.