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A Whale of a Time

Funny Poems for Every Day of the Year

by Lou Peacock and Matt Hunt
Hardback
Publication Date: 29/08/2023
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A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round!

From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading aloud to share even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends. Whether it's a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter every day.

The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by John Agard, Maya Angelou, Hilaire Belloc, Brian Bilston, Lucille Clifton, Wendy Cope, Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Grace Nichols, Jack Prelutsky, Michael Rosen, Christina Rossetti, Benjamin Zephaniah and many more.

A wonderful gift for all ages, this beautifully produced anthology includes luxurious cloth binding and a ribbon marker.

ISBN:
9781839942013
9781839942013
Category:
Children's / Teenage poetry
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
29-08-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Nosy Crow
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
352
Dimensions (mm):
275x247mm
Lou Peacock

Lou Peacock is lucky enough to have one of the best jobs in the world: "Head of Picture books" at Nosy Crow. She has a degree in English literature from Oxford University, and nearly twenty years' experience in children's publishing.

She started her editorial career working on novelty books and poetry, but has focussed on picture books, her one true love, for the last 15 years. She often puts her author hat on to write picture books for Nosy Crow and has a notebook full of scribbled ideas.

Matt Hunt

Matt Hunt was born in Redditch, Worcestershire in 1988. Starting out as a fine artist, he graduated from the Birmingham school of art, and from these roots, developed a love for children's illustration.

He currently shares a house with his wife Hayley and two cats. Matt works in mixed media, utilising paint, pens, crayons, and digital.

He loves to create new and interesting characters and write stories for them. He's influenced by old movies, classic illustration, cartoons and books.

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