The poems in this volume cover everything from poo to religion, bullying to friendships, birth to death, and are ideal for reading alone or with mum and dad: Though you live in a house With a proper address And wear proper clothes Not my hand-me-down dress Though you think that you're better Than I'll ever be And look down on our equals I'm proud to be me.

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by The Mercier Press Ltd .

Eileen O'Hely is Australian born to Irish parents. She is the best-selling author of five earlier Penny the Pencil books. Nicky Phelan is animation director at Brown Bag Films, home to 'Give Up Your Oul Sins' and 'The Maceys'. Gabriel Fitzmaurice is Ireland's best-selling children's poet. He was born in the village of Moyvane in Co. Kerry and was the principal of the local national school for many years, but is now retired. His previous books for children include the best-selling Really Rotten Rhymes, I'm Proud to Be Me and GF Woz 'Ere.