A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month September 2023
A glorious celebration of everything dinosaur! Simon Mole’s witty poems bring these amazing creatures and their long-ago past to life capturing their curious characteristics through fresh and unexpected details. There is loads of fun to be had as well as new discoveries about the past to be made.
Matt Hunt’s illustrations are bold and beautiful which makes them a perfect match for the poems. The fabulous design and high quality of the production of this book make it a delight to read and enjoy again and again.
Smile and stomp along with this celebration of all things DINOSAUR, with exuberant poems by a National Poetry Day ambassador and joyful artwork.
Welcome to a world where it's eat or be eaten - depending on how ferocious you are. From T-Rex to Triceratops, Stegosaurus to Velociraptor, meet the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth!
Author Simon Mole turns fascinating facts into over 30 poems and fragments, full of humour and heart; Matt Hunt's magnificent illustrations bring these prehistoric beasts thundering off the page.
Here are the dinosaurs in all their larger-than-life glory - and here is a book that children will want to read over and over again.
Simon comments, “As well as introducing young readers to dinosaurs, it would make me very happy if this timelessly popular theme can bring a few young dino fans to poetry, and the fun they can have playing with words.”
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Publication of A First Book of Dinosaurs will coincide with Simon’s new touring show called ‘The Great Big Dinosaur Show’.
Simon and musician Gecko will entertain with a joyful, interactive show full of poems, raps and songs about everyone’s favourite prehistorical protagonists.
Aimed at families and young audiences of 3-11yrs, ‘The Great Big Dinosaur Show’ will premiere this Autumn with four shows at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th October.
For a taster, watch Simon performing his poems - here he is with a poem about the Baryonyx..
And go to the 'More' tab where you can find four further videos of Simon performing his brilliant dino poetry.
The show will then tour to theatres, arts centres, libraries and festivals in Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024. Details to be announced, more information here: Simonmole.com
Simon Mole is an acclaimed children's poet (and sleep deprived dad) who has shared stages with Michael Rosen, Kae Tempest and John Hegley. His first picture book Kites was published in 2019 followed by I Love My Bike in 2021. Simon is a National Poetry Day Ambassador, with over ten years' experience using rap and poetry in community and education settings, including projects with Great Ormond Street Hospital and Arsenal Football Club. The tutorial videos on his YouTube channel are used by hundreds of thousands of children and teachers across the world each year, and have been featured on BBC Bitesize.
Simon is also one half of kids comedy rap duo Mole & Gecko (you can probably guess which half).
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