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Sometimes a pet can be your secret friend, and sometimes your secret friend can be an (imaginary?) pet. Is Ruth’s pony real… or imaginary? You can find this poignant, moving poem in Squeak! Squawk! Roar! Amazing Animal Poems: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tHwDdEq0-UQ
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Elephants may be big and strong, but you couldn’t really call them elegant, could you? How do you think they feel when a graceful giraffe glides past? But if you were a giraffe, would you just eat leaves all day? Here’s ‘Elephantine Problem’ and ‘If You Were a Giraffe’ from by book SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!…
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In this video, I explain how my own early struggles with reading spurred me to write short, punchy, accessible poems for today’s new and learner readers. Of course there are plenty of other great reasons to write poems for children, and I begin by mentioning some – such as the fun both writer and reader…
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Dragons, Space, Animals – with my book of animal poems! Choose your theme. Fun, inspiring, empowering sessions for Reception to Year 6! In class or online, depending where you are. See Workshops page for details, photos and feedback.Book via me or via Authors Abroad. Looking forward to hearing from you!!!Kate
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Here’s my latest video-poem: a fun little rhyme about a cheeky chimp up to tricks. From SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!
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My latest poem video – from my book SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR! – is a fun but creepy little poem about a lion lazing in the long grass… or is he lazing, exactly?L-L-L-Look Out! is on YouTube – click to watch and listen. L-L-L alliteration builds, line by line, through the rhyme, offering an extra entertainment…
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🌲🎵🎁We wish you a Merry SQUEAK! SQUAWK! and a Happy New ROAR!🐭🦜🦁from all the animals in SQUEAK! SQUAWK! ROAR!
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Squeak! Squawk! Roar! has received so many fantastic reviews since publication in January, I’m only now getting round to reading some of them through a second time and with closer attention. So here is a section of the lovely one by Through the Bookshelf: ” ‘Squeak! Squawk! Roar!’ is a vibrant collection of poems celebrating…
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I was just browsing some of the lovely reviews my ‘Squeak’ has had, and I thought – “Hang on! I could share some of these!” So here’s my updated cover pic + two snippets – but it was a hard choice with so many lovely comments out there! True, you have to contort your neck…
