Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat

An exhibition celebrating children's poems and rhymes has opened at the British Library, and it will run until 28 June. Children's Laureate Michael Rosen was involved in the selection of the exhibits for "Twinkle Twinkle Little Bat" which aims to show how language can bring to life journeys, tales and rhymes for a younger generation. Poetry from the 17th century to the present day is on show, including the earliest surviving printed collection of nursery rhymes, Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song-Book (1744), as well as copies of classics, such as Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses; William Blake's Songs of Innocence; Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Michael Rosen's Don't Put Mustard in the Custard, and Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. Recordings of poets reading their own work are also be available at various points throughout the exhibition. What a treat, and it's free! More information