A Whale of a Time
A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year
by Lou Peacock, illustrated by Matt Hunt
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Pub Date 14 Sep 2023 | Archive Date 30 Sep 2023
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Description
*PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A SAMPLER ONLY*
Prepare for chuckles, snorts, giggles and guffaws with this brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep families laughing all year round!
Whether it’s a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and zany anthology will bring you cheer every day! Matt Hunt’s rambunctious illustrations pair the outlandish with the ordinary for spectacularly silly results, while Lou Peacock’s wittily curated collection of poems will make a splash with every reader.
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.
Arriving in an explosion of colour and fun, this is the book that will lift you up even in uncertain times. Use it to escape the everyday, perform your favourites aloud and share the side-splitting hilarity with family and friends!
A wonderful gift for all ages, this beautifully produced anthology includes luxurious cloth binding and ribbon marker.
Advance Praise
Praise for I Am the Seed that Grew the Tree
“Beckoning the reader like seed on a bird table” THE GUARDIAN
“An absolutely beautiful book” JULIA DONALDSON
“Spectacular... filling the mind’s eye” SUNDAY TIMES
“A wonderful treasury of nature poems” SUNDAY EXPRESS
“The bee’s knees” HUFFINGTON POST
“A classic in the making, a book the whole family will cherish for years” THE INDEPENDENT
Praise for Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright!
“There is a whole world inside this glorious book” MICHAEL MORPURGO
“Beautifully illustrated... this is a gorgeous gift” GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
“A thing of visual and verbal beauty” THE GUARDIAN
“Sublime and varied” THE SCOTSMAN
“A perfect visual invitation to poetry” IRISH TIMES
“[A] splendidly wide-ranging selection [...] that will inspire the most reluctant reader” NEW STATESMAN
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781839942013 |
| PRICE | £25.00 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 352 |