This is a wonderful poetry collection from John Mole, author of "The Dummy's Dilemma". With poems about fascinating characters such as Grock, the sad clown, and a very unsuccessful conjuror, as well as poems taking a completely fresh look at familiar subjects such as table manners, the last day of the holidays, and a visit to Gran, this is full of poems which will appeal to a really wide range of readers. John Mole is a widely-respected children's poet and a former winner of the Signal Poetry Prize.

 

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Oxford University Press .

John Mole (b. 1941) taught for many years in this country and the USA before becoming a freelance writer and occasional jazz musician. As a poet for children he continues to give readings and run workshops in schools and libraries, and his work is represented in many anthologies. Reviewing his work in the Times Educational Supplement, Gillian Clarke wrote: `He's one of the best, and already has many fans. ' Ita Daly is an acclaimed Irish novelist. Her short stories have appeared in Irish, British and US magazines and anthologies, and she has won an Irish Times short story competition as well as two Hennessy Literary Awards. Bee Willey is a well-known artist, who has illustrated many best-selling treasuries and books of fairy tales.