A sparkling new collection from a leading children's poet
Oh, Komodo, no, Komodo,
if what I hear is true,
nothing but another Komodo
should risk getting close to you!
Every day is an adventure in this brilliant, eagerly awaited collection from one of the UK's best loved poets. Find cats, dogs and dragons, a rock'n'roll iguana and the Rescue Centre for Mythical Beasts. Take the night train to Transylvania, learn to fly or send a postcard from Pluto - but never take a selfie with a Komodo!
There are humorous poems, thought-provoking poems, 'silly' poems...so much to love! Packed with fun illustrations by Ed Boxall, this is an essential collection for home - school - everywhere!
Some of the poems are accompanied by notes, offering additional explanation or information to help the reader understand them... So many of these poems would make brilliant models for children to create their own and encourage a love of word play and experimentation.
An indispensable addition to a classroom bookshelf or school library, as part of a poetry collection - this book is sure to become a firm favourite very quickly.
* ReadingZone *Ed's quirky, fun line drawings are the perfect companion to Brian's poems... A great collection for the home, school or to pop in your bag while you're out and about...
* Busy Busy Learning *Every day is an adventure in this brilliant, eagerly awaited collection.
* School Reading List *Such a great book full of poems that are sometimes catchy, sometimes scary but always fun.
-- Sue Martin * The Book Monitor *The poems beg to be performed, or read aloud at the very least; there is a rhythm and unexpected rhyme that make them both pleasing to recite, and to listen to...
Aimed primarily at junior children, this collection is accessible to those who find longer texts a challenge, those who 'don't like' poetry and also those children who have developed a grasp of word play - they will appreciate the little notes of playful language-use that are sprinkled through this collection.
Ed Boxall's quirky, fun black and white line drawings complement perfectly Brian's poems.... A book to be read and re-read. Enjoy!
* Just Imagine *This is a delightful collection of poems by the unstoppable Brian Moses... Words weave their way around ideas, bumping into interesting internal rhymes and all manner of metaphor and alliteration. Each poem is a jumping off point inviting the reader to learn more. Teachers will love the way it opens so many doors into a myriad of subjects to be explored. This is not your usual book about school and friends and family. It's about thinking and about ideas. And it's intelligently illustrated by Ed Boxall.
-- Roger Stevens * Poetry Zone *Brian Moses is a writer, performance poet, percussionist and editor. He has published over 200 books, with sales of over a million copies. His other titles with Otter-Barry Books are the picture book Dreamer with Bee Willey, and The Waggiest Tails, with Roger Stevens. Brian is a Reading Champion for the National Literacy Trust, and founder and co-director of the AIM High writers scheme. Some of his favourite things are hippos, Vietnamese pot-bellied pigs, and his labrador, Jess. He lives in Sussex.
Ed Boxall is an illustrator, print-maker, performer and educator. A graduate of St Martin's College, he particularly enjoys illustrating poetry, and is the illustrator of Moonstruck! edited by Roger Stevens, and The Waggiest Tails, by Brian Moses and Roger Stevens (2018). Ed lives in Sussex.