A collection of brand new poems by this much-loved poet, all inspired by the weird and wonderful shapes of everyday objects. In John's world, square bubbles are squbbles, a fishing hook becomes an upside-down question mark and each number has its own personality ("number 8 writes its name in the ice with a skate"); DJ doughnut is in town with his ten rocking doughnuts, and Mrs Harding braves the wind on her old penny farthing...Playful and serious by turns, this is John Agard at his best. Fizzing with fun and inventiveness, the poems explore different poetry 'forms' (haikus, shape poems, riddles and more) - all required study under the National Literacy Strategy - providing a great springboard into creative writing for school use.

 

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

John Agard is a prolific playwright, poet and author for children. In 2012 he was awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry and has won a raft of other awards. Lydia Monks has written and illustrated many books for children. She lives in London.