# Fresh: Carnegie Medal-Nominated Poetry Collection

Medal-Nominated: Fresh is a poetry collection for primary school-age children, nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing. Its poems range from nature and starting over to feelings, friendship and wellbeing, with black-and-white illustrations by Chris Riddell.

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- Market: UK
- Language: en-GB
- Currency: GBP
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 6.58 GBP
- Previous price: 8.99 GBP
- Discount: 27%
- Price checked: 2026-11-12T15:09:37.642Z
- Rating: 5 / 5
- Reviews: 11

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## At a glance

- Poems explore starting over, the natural world, expressing feelings and kindness.
- Some poems address shifting friendships, sadness, loss, worry and feeling left out.
- Includes black-and-white illustrations by Chris Riddell.

## Pros

- Covers a broad mix of playful subjects and emotional themes, giving families and educators varied topics to explore together.
- The listed age range is 7–10 years, and the collection is 96 pages long.

## Specifications

### Book details
- Publisher: Firefly Press Ltd
- Publication date: 9 April 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 96 pages
- ISBN-10: 1917718225
- ISBN-13: 978-1917718226
### Audience
- Reading age: 7 - 10 years
- Grade level: 2 - 5
### Dimensions and installation
- Weight listed: 98 g
- Dimensions: 12.7 x 0.76 x 19.69 cm

## Before you buy

- The listing presents wellbeing-related themes alongside lighter subjects. Consider whether its references to sadness, loss, worry and exclusion suit the intended reader.

## A good fit for

- Children in the listed 7–10 age range who enjoy poetry.
- Families and educators looking for poems about nature, feelings, kindness and friendships.

## Customer feedback

The supplied evidence contains aggregate ratings but no customer comments, so it cannot show what readers liked or disliked. The ratings are uniformly five-star in a small sample, which is encouraging but offers limited insight into how the poems, emotional themes or illustrations work for a particular child.

## Frequently asked questions

### What subjects do the poems cover?
The listing describes poems about starting over, nature, expressing feelings and kindness, as well as friendship changes, sadness, loss, worry and being left out.
### Who is the book intended for?
The listed reading age is 7–10 years, with a grade level of 2–5.
### Does the book include illustrations?
Yes. The listing says it has black-and-white illustrations by Chris Riddell.

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