"The tiger growls, its eyes ablaze,

but we too have our tiger ways,

we too can pad through the dark wood

of the cosmic neighbourhood."

Leap with hares, call out to the sun, run with the wind, pull silly faces with monkeys, watch out for the bear in the bathroom and meet a burping princess!

A fantastic new collection for younger children from a prize-winning poet. These poems are perfect for curious young minds, ready for adventures.

This book is part of a book series called How To Be a .

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Otter-Barry Books Ltd .

Tim Archbold was born in Northumberland and lives in the Scottish Borders. He has written and illustrated over 100 books for children, including Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles (2012). George Szirtes is a widely acclaimed Hungarian-born British poet. He has won a variety of prizes for his work, including the TS Eliot Prize for his Reel and the 2013 CLPE Prize for his children's collection: In the Land of the Giants . His translations from Hungarian poetry, fiction and drama have also won numerous awards. George Szirtes lives in Wymondham, Norfolk, and teaches at the University of East Anglia.