The latest addition to Walker's successful Read Me series of plays and books. These colourful collections sparkle with wit and wry humour - poems and riddles, songs and chants, each book is packed with a truly delectable mix of traditional and modern material. Specially selected by literacy experts Myra Barrs and Sue Ellis, of the Centre for Language in Primary Education, these accessible and highly entertaining books of poems are ideal for children beginning to read independently.

 

This book is part of a book series called Read Me Poetry .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Walker Books Ltd .

Malachy Doyle grew up in Northern Ireland. He has worked in advertising and as a secondary school teacher, but he now writes full-time for children. He is the author of "The Bold Boy" and "Antonio on the Other Side of the World". Judith Allibone graduated from art college and has since earned a living from needlecraft and making soft toys.