Brian Moses has a long history of entertaining children with his poems while also inspiring them to write their own. This collection is perfect for doing both.
The 52 poems in the collection are designed as one for every week of the year but that doesn’t mean that they need to be read in any order. Dipping into them is the perfect way of showcasing their exciting mixture of rhythms and rhymes, word play and poetry prompts.
Mark Elvins witty illustrations brings out the best of the humour while also offering interesting interpretations of some of the ideas..
Do you like stringing words together to see what they look like and what they sound like? Do you have rhythms dancing in your head as you drift through the day? Do you rhyme all the time while your feet tap a beat? If you answered YES to all or most of these questions then you're pretty much hooked on words. Now - together - let's take a walk down Poetry Street!
‘Brian Moses is one of Britain’s favourite children’s poets.’ - National Poetry Archive
Praise for Mark Elvins' illustrations:
‘Full of chaotic energy and exaggerated characterisation, the pictures are comparable in style to those of Chris Riddell’ - Books for Keeps
‘Illustrations that really have the wow factor’ - BookTrust
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About Brian Moses
Brian Moses had dreams, growing up, of becoming a musician. But it was Bob Dylan’s lyrics that fired his teenage imagination. Then he encountered the ‘Mersey Sound’ poets and he was hooked. Starting out as a teacher, he wrote poems for his pupils and their response encouraged him to become a full-blown, published poet.
Now, more than 200 books later – either as author or anthologist – he has sold over one million copies and has been labelled ‘one of Britain’s favourite children’s poets’ by the National Poetry Archive. Music, with its rhythm and repetition, informs much of his work and he performs poetry and percussion shows across the UK and abroad. Brian lives in a small Sussex village with his wife, Anne, and their black Labrador, Jess. He says that his best ideas come to him when he is ‘out walking the dog’.
