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| solo verse speaking | N1 | Open | Ages 5 & 6 | Boys and Girls | Mrs Spider by Eleanor McLeod | More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! by Eleanor McLeod, page 74 |
| solo verse speaking | N2 | Open | Age 7 | Boys and Girls | Tea with Aunty Mabel by Jeanne Willis | Poems to Perform – Chosen by Julia Donaldson, page 122 |
| solo verse speaking | N3 | Open | Age 8 | Boys and Girls | The Whistler by June Crebbin | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 64-65 |
| solo verse speaking | N4 | Open | Age 9 | Boys and Girls | Trick or Treat by Eleanor McLeod | More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! by Eleanor McLeod, page 16 |
| solo verse speaking | N5 | Open | Age 10 | Boys and Girls | Homework! Oh, Homework! by Jack Prelutsky | 100 Best Poems for Children – Edited by Roger McGough, page 89 |
| solo verse speaking | N6 | Open | Age 11 | Boys and Girls | Instructions for Giants by John Rice | Poems Chosen by Pau to Perform – Chosen by Julia Donaldson, pages 66-67 |
| solo verse speaking | N7 | Open | Age 12 | Boys and Girls | The Song of the Mischievous Dog by Dylan Thomas | The Works 5 –l Cookson, pages 286-287 |
| solo verse speaking | N8 | Open | Age 13 | Boys and Girls | Hong Kong by Eleanor McLeod | Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 99 |
| solo verse speaking | N9 | Open | Age 14 | Boys and Girls | Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum by Julia Donaldson | Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum by Julia Donaldson, pages 8-9 |
| solo verse speaking | N10 | Open | Age 15 | Boys and Girls | The Magic of the Mind by Clive Webster | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, pages 406-407 |
| solo verse speaking | N11 | Open | Age 16 | Boys and Girls | Lost Magic by Brian Moses | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 140 |
| solo verse speaking | N12 | Open | Age 17 | Boys and Girls | Climbing the World by John Rice | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 317-318 |
| Sonnet | N13 | Open | Age 14 and over | Boys and Girls | A Sonnet for Shakespeare by Eleanor McLeod | Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 58 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 20 | Non-Open | P1&2 | Girls | A Chubby Little Snowman – Anonymous | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 86 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 21 | Non-Open | P1&2 | Girls | Witch, Witch by Rose Fyleman | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 91 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 22 | Non-Open | P1&2 | Girls | Gone by Eric Finney | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 80 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 23 | Non-Open | P3 | Girls | Hair Drier by Maggie Holmes | Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 92 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 24 | Non-Open | P3 | Girls | Cats by Eleanor Farjeon | Poems to Perform – Chosen by Julia Donaldson, page 95 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 25 | Non-Open | P3 | Girls | Summer Days by Anne English | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 68 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 26 | Non-Open | P4 | Girls | Cross Katy by Julia Donaldson | Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum by Julia Donaldson, page 49 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 27 | Non-Open | P4 | Girls | Magic Horse by John Foster | Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, pages 50-51 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 28 | Non-Open | P4 | Girls | The New Generation by Angela Topping | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 290-291 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 29 | Non-Open | P5 | Girls | Question Time by Julia Donaldson | Poems to Perform – Chosen by Julia Donaldson, pages 60-61 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 30 | Non-Open | P5 | Girls | Mopsy and Me by Eleanor McLeod | Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! By Eleanor McLeod, page 75 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 31 | Non-Open | P5 | Girls | Look Out! by Max Fatchen | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 96 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 32 | Non-Open | P6 | Girls | The Tree and the Pool by Brian Patten | Poems to Perform – Chosen by Julia Donaldson, page 26 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 33 | Non-Open | P6 | Girls | The Box by John Kitching | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 332 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 34 | Non-Open | P6 | Girls | Percy by Mary Green | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 165 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 35 | Non-Open | S1 | Girls | Mrs Nugent’s Budgie by John Foster | The Poetry Chest by John Foster, page 163 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 36 | Non-Open | S1 | Girls | Some One by Walter de la Mare | Read Me 2 – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, page 13 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 37 | Non-Open | S1 | Girls | Christmas Tree by Eleanor McLeod | More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! by Eleanor McLeod, page 21 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 38 | Non-Open | S2 | Girls | The Kitten at Play by William Wordsworth | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 307 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 39 | Non-Open | S2 | Girls | I’m Sure I Saw a Witch Last Night by Eleanor McLeod | More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! by Eleanor McLeod, page 15 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 40 | Non-Open | S2 | Girls | An Alien Ate My Homework by Kaye Umansky | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 297-298 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 41 | Non-Open | S3 | Girls | The Snowman by Roger McGough | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 332 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 42 | Non-Open | S3 | Girls | The Magic World of Books by Eleanor McLeod | Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 66 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 43 | Non-Open | S3 | Girls | The Mermaid and the Fisherman by John Foster | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 212 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 44 | Non-Open | S4 | Girls | Love Letter - from the Wizard to the Witch by John Foster | The Poetry Chest by John Foster, page 190 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 45 | Non-Open | S4 | Girls | An Old Woman’s Fire by Jackie Kay | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 153 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 46 | Non-Open | S4 | Girls | A Televised Surprise by David Harmer | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 204 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 47 | Non-Open | S5 | Girls | What Teachers Wear in Bed! by Brian Moses | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 132 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 48 | Non-Open | S5 | Girls | Drama Lessons by Eleanor McLeod | Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 69 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 49 | Non-Open | S6 | Girls | Letter Sent on Earth Day by Eleanor McLeod | Even More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 55 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 50 | Non-Open | S6 | Girls | The Lady of Shalott (Part I) by Alfred, Lord Tennyson | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 342-343 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 51 | Non-Open | P1&2 | Boys | Sounds Good! by Judith Nicholls | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 50 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 52 | Non-Open | P1&2 | Boys | Rickety Train Ride by Tony Mitton | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 69 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 53 | Non-Open | P3 | Boys | My Sister’s Eating Porridge by John Coldwell | Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 26 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 54 | Non-Open | P3 | Boys | Tadpoles by Rose Fyleman | Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 68 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 55 | Non-Open | P4 | Boys | Plasticine by Wendy Cope | Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 46 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 56 | Non-Open | P4 | Boys | I’m the One Who Rules the School by Clive Webster | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 366 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 57 | Non-Open | P5 | Boys | My Grannies by June Crebbin | Crazy Mayonnaisy Mum by Julia Donaldson, page 38 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 58 | Non-Open | P5 | Boys | Guinea Pig by Julia Donaldson | Read Me 2 page 201-2 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 59 | Non-Open | P6 | Boys | Magic Shoes by Brian Moses | Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, pages 48-49 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 60 | Non-Open | P6 | Boys | Spaghetti! Spaghetti! by Jack Prelutsky | The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 60 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 61 | Non-Open | S1 | Boys | Missing Important Things by Peter Dixon | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 75-76 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 62 | Non-Open | S1 | Boys | Today is Very Boring by Jack Prelutsky | The Puffin Book of Modern Children’s Verse – Edited by Brian Patten, page 56 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 63 | Non-Open | S2 | Boys | Jimmy Jet and His TV Set by Shel Silverstein | The Puffin Book of Modern Children’s Verse – Edited by Brian Patten, page 99 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 64 | Non-Open | S2 | Boys | Letters to the Three Pigs by Clare Bevan | The Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 236-237 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 65 | Non-Open | S3 | Boys | An Alphabet Trip Through Space by Angi Holden | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, pages 170-171 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 66 | Non-Open | S3 | Boys | We’re the Downhill Racers by Paul Cookson | The Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, pages 316-317 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 67 | Non-Open | S4 | Boys | The Vikings by John Whitworth | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 318 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 68 | Non-Open | S4 | Boys | The Way Through the Woods by Rudyard Kipling | The Puffin Book of Modern Children’s Verse – Edited by Brian Patten, page 336 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 69 | Non-Open | S5 | Boys | Sea Fever by John Masefield | The Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 194 |
| solo verse speaking | U/E/K/Y 70 | Non-Open | S6 | Boys | Colonel Fazackerley by Charles Causley | The Puffin Book of Modern Children’s Verse – Edited by Brian Patten, pages 164-165 |
| Solo Prose Speaking | N139 | Open | Age 5-6 | Boys & Girls | The Happy Prince and Other Stories by Oscar Wilde | Chapter “The Selfish Giant”, pages 21-22 HarperCollins ISBN 9780008110642 |
| From: Every afternoon, when school was over,… | To: …the little boy he had loved. |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N140 | Open | Age 7-8 | Boys & Girls | James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl | Chapter 6, pages 19-20 / pages 25-26 Puffin ISBN 9780141365459 / 9780141322636 |
| From: James tiptoed a little closer… | To: …Up you go!’ |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N141 | Open | Age 9 | Boys & Girls | The Twits by Roald Dahl | Chapter 7, The Wormy Spaghetti, pages 15-16 Puffin ISBN 9780142410394 |
| From: The next day, to pay… | To: …“It’s too squishy.” |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N142 | Open | Age 10 | Boys & Girls | The World’s Worst Parents by David Walliams | Chapter “Miss Tutelage”, pages 173-174 HarperCollins ISBN 9780008430306 |
| From: “The complete novels of Charles Dickens!” announced… | To: …shot up into the air. |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N143 | Open | Age 11 | Boys & Girls | The Witches by Roald Dahl | Chapter “Metamorphosis”, pages 109-111 Puffin ISBN 9780141361611 / 9780141322643 |
| From: Far away in the distance,… | To: …and kept very still. |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N144 | Open | Age 12 | Boys & Girls | Mr Stink by David Walliams | Chapter 12, Pongy Pong, pages 143-145 HarperCollins ISBN 9780007279067 |
| From: Chloe spotted an old… | To: …must have smelled him. |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N145 | Open | Age 13 | Boys & Girls | Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling | Chapter 11, Quidditch, pages 204-205 Bloomsbury ISBN 9781408855652 |
| From: Hermione had fought her way… | To: …ended in complete confusion. |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N146 | Open | Age 14 | Boys & Girls | Demon Dentist by David Walliams | Chapter 17, Come to Mummy, pages 192-195 HarperCollins ISBN 9780007453580 |
| From: Miss Root’s voice had… | To: …array of dental tools. |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N147 | Open | Age 15 | Boys & Girls | The Haunting of Charles Dickens by Lewis Buzbee | Chapter 4, A dark night with some startling illuminations, page 61 Macmillan ISBN 9780312641238 |
| From: The last violet light… | To: …frightened of the living.” |
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| Solo Prose Speaking | N148 | Open | Age 16 and over | Boys & Girls | Pennies for Hitler by Jackie French | Chapter 5, pages 32-33 HarperCollins ISBN 9780732292096 |
| From: The lid came down… | To: …free to come to England too. |
