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Here’s ‘Lightning’, a zig-zaggy picture poem, and the latest upload on my YouTube account. The ‘Short’ also includes tips for teachers for guiding follow-on thunderstorm writing:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_BrTaKKM-Uw LOTS more on my channel, @KatesPoems111, including refreshing yet creative activity ideas for your children to enjoy (and develop from) in heatwaves. Kate Kate WilliamsChildren’s poetBook: Squeak! Squawk! Roar!…
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For nature-lovers, families and schools – Red deer appearing, disappearing on a sunny, shady moor, make for a fascinating scene. In ‘Vision on the Moor’ below, I’ve tried to capture one such moment on Exmoor, Somerset, UK. (Picture courtesey Pixabay.) To listen to ‘Vision on the Moor’ on YouTube @KatesPoems111, please click this link. The poem…
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‘Summer Grass’ continues to be my top most popular video, and here we are in summertime once again – at least here in the west. So here are those long, lush, green, gorgeous grasses again – click to watch and listen. And make sure you get some long grass roll-and-hide fun this summer! KateAuthor: Squeak!…
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What is Summer for? – my latest poem on YouTube, first published in Poems about Seasons, Wayland, 2012. Click here for link. And here are the words: Summer is for sunhats,for sandals or bare feet.Summer is for sunshadesto shelter from the heat. Summer is for picnics,and playing in the park.Summer is for staying outall day…
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Just wanted to share this lovely comment on Squeak! Squawk! Roar! received from fellow children’s poet, Victoria Gatehouse: “I love your book, it’s inspirational, fun, right up my street with all the brilliant animals poems !” Thank you so much, Victoria! Always good to hear readers are enjoying my poems, whether children or adults reliving…
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Here’s my Hamster Poem, now on YouTube, warning of some of the crazy, reckless and devastating activities your run-away hamster might do when you let it out of its cage. From my animal collection, Squeak! Squawk! Roar!Illustration: Hannah Asen.And here’s the link for reference: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c7mqMRPC340 Teachers: this fun, imagination-stretching poem offers an attractive springboard for…
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Today, 22nd April, is World Earth Day – a reminder that all is not well on the planet on which we all rely in every way for survival. I wrote the poems for Squeak! Squawk! Roar! with that in mind and, while great fun writing about animals, it was also sad and concerning to become…
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I’m now posting a poem a day on my YouTube channel: KatesPoems111 – mostly published, for children upwards. You’ll find a total mix of moods, themes and styles, from funny and crazy to poignant and thoughtful. If you’re a teacher, take a poem a day for your class! If you’re a parent, pick and choose…
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Would squirrels heed a speed camera, or a ‘SLOW’ sign in their woods?Listen to ‘ZAP!’ here to find out – or let your children listen:https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W_dAI__LF-YYou can find the poem in Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Illustration by Hannah Asen, from ‘ZAP! in my book, Squeak! Squawk! Roar! So if you’re travelling by squirrel, watch out! Kate
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So happy to receive this lovely picture of a young reader apparently absorbed in the poems of ‘Squeak! Squawk! Roar!’ I understand she particularly enjoyed working out the answers to the various riddle poems. Many thanks to this appreciative young bookworm and her parents and family for sharing the photo with me, and for allowing…
Kate Williams 