If You Could See Laughter
No. of pages 80
Published: 2010
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If You Could See Laughter is Mandy Coe's first collection of poetry for children. An award-winning poet, Mandy Coe is an educational specialist in poetry in schools and has been commissioned by CBeebies, the Book Trust, the Barbican and National Poetry Day to write poems and educational material for children of all ages. Her poetry has been described as `...literally spell-binding'.
This book features in the following series: Children's Poetry Library, Childrens Poetry Library .
There are 80 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Salt Publishing .
Mandy Coe is an award winning poet and artist. She has published six books including thee collections of poetry for adults and one for children. Her work has been featured on BBC television and radio and she reads at literature events across the UK. As a freelance writer, Mandy works alongside community groups and inner-city schools. Her guide to the work of writers in schools (Our thoughts are bees, co-written with Jean Sprackland) is described as `inspiring, enlightening and far-reaching' (Andrew Motion). Mandy Coe's first collection Pinning the Tail on the Donkey was short-listed for the Aldeburgh Poetry Festival Prize. Her poetry for children is anthologized by Hodder Wayland, Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury. Mandy is a Hawthornden Fellow.
This book has the following chapters:
- Acknowledgements
- Advice for .
- Seashell
- Felt Funny All Day
- 'Flowers go to school underground'
- Moorhen
- Raw
- Recipe for Good News
- If You Could See Laughter
- Too Young to Know
- One Pair a Year
- Thank You
- Frog
- Row Flow Blow
- Sensing Mother
- Sun Loves Moon
- What Lives Down the Playground Drain
- The Sunshine of Susan Browne
- The Head's First Name
- When Ms Smith Slammed the Classroom Door
- Summer Song
- Fizz
- Bed of Glass
- Opposites
- The Gift
- Assembly
- Schoolday's End
- Elemental Rules
- Offended Cat
- Queen of the Hive
- The Strawberry-Yoghurt Smell of Words
- Swimming on Christmas Day
- Lighthouse
- Being the Baddie
- Bottling it Up
- From the Mouths of Babes
- Busy Feet
- In My Name (MANDY)
- Marsh-Sprite
- Soft as the Blanket
- Catch Words
- Upon Once
- Buttercup
- Questions for a Dad
- My Ma
- Being Human
- Wish
- The Girl Who Discovered Fire
- Me & You
- Cloud That Fell
- Music's Prayer
- The Cancan
- Extinct
- Smile
- Lost It, Found It
- Dream Feast
- Night Night
