Rapunzel Is a Lettuce: Poems to Grow With: questions to ask and activities to try
Camping trips, messages in bottles and the storyteller sea. Rapunzel Is a Lettuce is a collection of imaginative poems from former Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho.
What age is it for? Rapunzel Is a Lettuce: Poems to Grow With is best for ages 5–8. Good for: Poems to explore, imagine and read aloud.
Rapunzel Is a Lettuce: Poems to Grow With (Joseph Coelho and Shirley Hottier)
- Age
- 5-8
- Best for
- Poems to explore, imagine and read aloud
Read one or two poems at a time, out loud. Let your child pick which one to read again, and talk about the pictures it puts in their head.
What it helps with
- Enjoying poetry
- Imagination and adventure
- Reading aloud with expression
- Finding your own special place
Comprehension and discussion questions
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “Which poem did you like most?”
- “Where did it take you?”
- “Which words sounded best out loud?”
- “What pictures did you see in your head?”
- “Where is your special place?”
- “What would you write a poem about?”
5-minute activities to try together
Poem picnic
Take the book outside and read a poem in a new place.
Special place poem
Write three lines together about your special place: what you see, hear and feel.
Free printables: Rapunzel Is a Lettuce: Poems to Grow With worksheet and activity pack
This book’s one-page worksheet with the questions and activities above, plus our activity pack: printable scenario cards, three 5-minute activities and a “What could I try?” page for practising everyday skills together. Enter your email and download them straight away.
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- Best for
- Poems to read out loud and act out
- Age
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- Best for
- A first book of poems about everyday life
- Age
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- Best for
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 10 October 2026
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