LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month May 2024
Welsh Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton’s third collection of poems is a delightful celebration and introduction to the natural world.
Alex Wharton has always used his poems to capture the special details of the plants and animals which are all around us but which are often overlooked. Here he revels in the rather disgusting characteristics of Mr Slime who he introduces for the first time as well as bringing back Hector the Horrible Hedgehog, whose horrible ways continue to haunt the poet as a ghost!
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Red Sky at Night; Poet's Delight Synopsis
All is still on poetry hill;
the poet doesn’t speak.
He piles his thoughts into
a heap and slips into
his dreams.
A third collection of funny and thoughtful poems from the Children's Laureate Wales, Alex Wharton, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression.
Readers will be excited by fun new characters like Mr Slime and the return of Hector the Horrible Hedgehog from first collection Daydreams and Jellybeans, as well as being introduced to powerful and moving poems such as 'Young Oak', 'The Long Way Home', and 'For a Quiet Day'.
Superbly illustrated throughout by Ian Morris.
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9781915444356 |
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1st February 2024 |
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Alex Wharton |
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Ian Morris |
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Firefly Press Ltd |
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Paperback |
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80 pages |
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Press Reviews
Alex Wharton Press Reviews
'A beautiful little collection that packs a punch! Infinitely readable and shareable poems to make you smile, reflect, and dream.' - Rashmi Sirdeshpande
'His poems chime and sing from the page." AF Harrold
'Big-hearted, funny and thoughtful, Alex Wharton takes the ordinary world around us and makes it magical.' - Claire Fayers
'These poems are a true delight! Warm, playful and full of insight – a treat for readers of all ages.' - Kate Wakeling
Author
About Alex Wharton
Alex Wharton is an award-winning writer and performer of poetry for adults and children. His First Book of poetry for children, Daydreams and Jellybeans, was shortlisted for the Wales Book of The Year Award 2022, The North Somerset Teacher’s Book Awards, The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards and was named as a National Poetry Day Recommended Read.
Alex won the inaugural Rising Stars Wales Award in 2020 and is the Children’s Laureate Wales 2023-2025. He has collaborated with key national organisations such as Cadw, National Dance Company Wales, Welsh Government, British Council of Literature and Welsh Libraries, and has also appeared in festivals such as Hay Festival and Edinburgh International Book Festival.
He has compered literature events and facilitated workshops for adults whilst regularly visiting schools to perform and create poetry with the children. Alex lives in Pontypool, South Wales.
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