As a presenter of his own poetry, songs, stories and novels Robert Priest has been delighting children and their parents for 25 years all over the planet. Robert’s latest book for children, Rosa Rose is the recipient of a silver Moonbeam award in the United States.
A FEW SELECTED REVIEWS
Rosa Rose:
“Rosa Rosa and other poems is a beautiful poetry collection that needs to be on every child’s bookshelf and is sure to make young readers lovers of history and poetry.”
– CM magazine (Manitoba Library Association)
The Secret Invasion of Bananas:
“Rich and original!”
– Canadian Children’s Literature
Daysongs Nightsongs:
“It is a Canadian gem. For 2-5 year olds it’s perfection itself. This should be in every child’s home.”
– Michelle Lansberg CBC Book Panel
Daysongs Nightsongs:
“This is a lovely book! A child’s garden of verses for the nineties.”
– Quill & Quire
Daysongs Nightsongs:
“Colourful, loaded with repetitions, and with captivating images and phrases, these poems will undoubtedly be memorized and sung for a long time to come. Highly recommended.”
– Canadian Book Review Annual
The Ballad of the Blue Bonnet:
“Priest’s prose mesmerizes through alliteration and rhyme, making The Ballad of the Blue Bonnet a treasure to be passed down or a keepsake to refresh memories forever.”
– Books in Canada