Alex Wharton – FOUR-BOOK BUNDLE
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By Alex Wharton | Illustrations by Katy Riddell
DAYDREAMS AND JELLYBEANS
‘A lovely collection of playful poetry and beautiful verse.’ Joseph Coelho, former Waterstones Children’s Laureate
From forgotten jellybeans to sparking daydreams, Alex’s poems, written for primary school age children, are both funny and thoughtful, and aim to spark familiarity and inclusion. And the illustrations from Katy Riddell focus on the fun and dreamlike quality of the poems’ engagement with the natural world. These poems use rhyme, rhythm and free verse and are ideally suited to performance in a school setting, nurturing a love of language, reading, confidence and self-expression.
Edited by TS Eliot prizewinner Philip Gross
By Alex Wharton | Illustrations by Rhi Smith
DOUGHNUTS, THIEVES AND CHIMPANZEES
From former Children’s Laureate Wales Alex Wharton comes an innovative poetry ‘how to’ collection aimed at school pupils. Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees is packed full of fun poems, limericks, haiku, song and rap from Alex Wharton, all illustrated by Rhiannon Smith.
There are brief introductions to different types of poets and lyric-writing with sections on how to create your own poems and songs and links from songs in the book to performances on Alex’s website.
What Alex says: ‘Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees is curious, playful and imaginative. It is interactive, encouraging the reader to enjoy, collaborate on and participate in many forms of writing including limericks, haikus, raps and songs.’
By Alex Wharton | Illustrations by Ian Morris
RED SKY AT NIGHT, POET’S DELIGHT
From former Children’s Laureate Wales Alex Wharton comes Red Sky at Night: A Poet’s Delight – a third collection of funny and thoughtful poems, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression .
Readers will be excited by fun new characters like Mr Slime and the return of Hector the Horrible Hedgehog from Daydreams and Jellybeans, as well as being introduced to powerful and moving poems such as ‘Young Oak’, ‘The Long Way Home’, and ‘For a Quiet Day’.
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We are thrilled to be collaborating with Anywhere Book Club on fun activities that support the reading and comprehension of Red Sky at Night, Poet’s Delight.
Find out more here.
RED SKY IN THE MORNING, POET’S WARNING
Red Sky in the Morning, Poet’s Warning is the fourth collection of mysterious, humorous, philosophical and charming poetry for young people by Alex Wharton, former Children’s Laureate Wales. From Poems that describe ‘Wild Boys’ who live alone in the woods to poems about ‘Time’ and meeting an astronaut, there is something here for everyone! These poems reflect on nature’s happenings, through observation and experience, but not forgetting to transport the reader to many magical, musical and imaginative worlds.
A companion piece to Red Sky at Night, Poet’s Delight published exactly a year earlier, this ambitious volume reveals Alex as an evolving and maturing children’s poet whose vibrant work will resonate deeply with his readership.
Available on backorder
Praise for the book
Praise for Daydreams and Jellybeans:
‘This is a lovely, warm collection of poems that hail from a place of wonder and mystery.’ Joshua Seigal
‘Alex Wharton’s wide-ranging poems about both the natural and human world, filled with keen observation, thoughtfulness and vivid bouncing rhythms, are wonderfully partnered with Katy Riddell’s perfect illustrations which breathe extra life into every page.’ AF Harrold
‘Daydreams and Jellybeans reveals a world rich with nature, colour and warmth. Words and images combine to create an assured and confident debut collection that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.’ Matt Goodfellow
‘A lovely collection of playful poetry and beautiful verse’ Joseph Coelho
‘Fun, imagination and wonder lie in store for children in Daydreams and Jellybeans by Alex Wharton. This short collection of poems captures the perspective of a curious child who sees magic and mystery everywhere, from the white lines that seem to appear on the road overnight to the clouds in the sky. These playful poems, with charming illustrations from Katy Riddell, make an enchanting read to share together as a family.’ Sarah Mallon, The Scottsman
