Category Archives: Apes to Zebras an A-Z of Shape Poems
Run up to National Poetry Day in Bath’s Forest of Imagination
On Saturday 28th September I was in the Forest of Imagination in Bath’s Kingsmead Square, reading poems from Apes to Zebras, to unsuspecting members of the public, both adults and children, who came to explore the Book Den (which was stocked by the kind authors attending Bath Children’s Literature Festival). Luckily everyone seemed to enjoy …
Apes to Zebras AND The Same Inside Reviewed in the Guardian’s Best New Children’s Books Supplement
It was a lovely surprise this morning to read two such lovely reviews. Many thanks to The Guardian newspaper. And to Matt Goodfellow for letting me know as otherwise I’d never have known! Matt, Roger Stevens and I really enjoyed writing these timely poems. The review mentions exactly what we set out to do, so …
Apes to Zebras Launch, Waterstones, Bath, Saturday, 28th April! Please come!
Come and join me this Saturday, the 28th of April, at Waterstones, Milsom Street, Bath – I’ll be reading from Apes to Zebras, an A-Z of Shape Poems, and helping any age who wants to write a shape poem! You can do one of the magnetic shape poem puzzles, play with a giant wooden …
Apes to Zebras Book Birthday Day!
. ♫🎶♪♩🎶 Happy book-birthday to us 🎵♩♪♫🎶 🎶♪♩♬ Happy book-birthday to us ♬♩🎶♪ 🎶♩♬ Happy book-birthday to Liz, Sue and Rog-er ♬♩🎶 ♬♫🎵♬♪♩🎶 Happy book-birthday toooooo US! 🎵♬🎶♩🎶 Yes, it’s out TODAY! And there is still time to win one if you click and …
Apes to Zebras – my new book!
Well, I think its about time to mention my new book, written with Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens. It’s an animal shape poem book, that has been beautifully produced by Bloomsbury. It’s coming out on the 22nd of March! We are all so excited about this. And you can win one (I’m not sure abut …
It’s Penguin Awareness Day! #penguinawarenessday
Yes, it is Penguin Awareness Day! We all need to be aware of penguins, suffering at the hands of climate change. So here’s a little taster of Apes to Zebras, An A-Z of Shape Poems, Bloomsbury, by me, Sue Hardy-Dawson and Roger Stevens, out on the 22 March.
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