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Dad, You're Not Funny and Other Poems


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No. of pages 96

Published: 2000

Great for age 6-12 years

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As always, Steve Turner's poems present a fresh and quirky view on life. Many of the poems in this collection are about childhood: school and holidays, dreams and monsters, food, friends... Witty cartoons reflect the mood of the poems.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 7-12 years.

There are 96 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2000 by SPCK Publishing .

Steve Turner is a performance poet and journalist, and the author of several anthologies of adult verse, children's poetry, and many rock biographies. STEVE TURNER is a performance poet and journalist. Author of several anthologies of adult verse, children's poetry and many rock biographies. DAVID MOSTYN is a widely published cartoonist and illustrator.

This book has the following chapters: Poems under the following themes: Family and Friends Fun and Games Roads and Places Ladies and Gentlemen News and Weather Body and Spirit Animals and Insects Thoughts and Dreams

 

`One of the most original and child-friendly voices to emerge in the last few years. Eight-to 12-year-olds will enjoy the mix of quirky humour with a serious underbelly.' * The Sunday Telegraph *

 

`Highly observant, often poignant, always fresh and funny.' -- Nick Park, creator of Wallace and Gromit