There's a Crocodile in the House

Description

A favourite poet's new collection of verse for children, ranging from riotously funny to gently scary and outright absurdity. Paul Cookson's staggeringly versatile range as a performance poet is fully displayed in this new collection. Humour, danger, wonder, surprise are the elements underlying his work. The collection contains some poems that need to be shouted and some that have to be whispered very quietly. There are many interactive poems in which a whole class or group of children can participate.

Paul Cookson has been enthusing and entertaining children with his poetry for almost thirty years. A National Reading Hero from the National Year of Reading, he has performed not only throughout the UK but internationally. A keen football fan, he is the Poet in Residence for the National Football Museum. Among his best-known collections are Pants on Fire, The Truth About Teachers and It's Behind You!. Paul lives in Retford, Nottinghamshire, with his wife, two children, a dog, and several ukeleles. Liz Million says illustrating (and also writing) books for children is her dream job. She studied Illustration at Kingston University and now lives in Darlington, where she grew up, with her husband and nine-year old son. Her comic style is a perfect accompaniment to Paul's poems.

"A fabulous, laugh-out-loud collection: get it immediately!" * Reading Zone 5-star review * "Performance poet Paul Cookson has produced another winning formula for young readers and listeners." * English 4-11 * "Contains something for everyone: aliens, football, school trips and pirates! This collection has wide appeal, but would also be great for younger primary school children...packed with humour and contains handy performance tips." * Library Girl & Book Boy * "Perfect for use with little ones in the classroom." * Poetry Roundabout * "Surely this year's most hilarious and wacky collection of poems - from a celebrated poet-performer." * Books for Topics * "A truly rib-tickling selection box filled with variety and fun." * Read it, Daddy! * "Absolutely perfect for a bit of audience participation and reading-aloud fun...A fun book that children will enjoy." * Poetry Zone *