“Suddenly Mr. Duncan saw the red pebble. ‘What a fantastic pebble!’ he exclaimed. ‘Sylvester would have loved it for his collection.’ He put the pebble on the rock.”
As he gobbled the cakes on his plate,
the greedy ape said as he ate,
“The greener green grapes are
the keener keen apes are
to gobble green grape cakes.
They’re GREAT!”
A collection of comedy poems, many with a sting in the tail that beg to be read aloud. The rhymes and rhythms are fairly simple and the bizarre topics ranging from the glory of snot to the fact that the word orange has no rhyme make these the ideal way to introduce young children to the glories of poetry.
″ I haven’t got a Smurgle or a Zurgle in the house, I haven’t even got a Smollypopomouse. So I went to the pet shop and said, ‘What I want Is a Smurgle or a Zurgle or a Smollypopomouse.‘”
A collection of five short stories set in the small towns of northern England, exploring complex relationships and rare understandings among the young and old.
I found her Dad’s reaction especially fascinating. It was also nice that Miss Brady’s role in the story was staggered – it allowed Helen’s family time to evolve with each new revelation and made the plot progression feel more organic.
″‘It’s finished. There isn’t a stamp, or an error that I haven’t collected. Not one. What shall I do now?’
‘I think I’m beginning to understand,’ said Moomintroll slowly. ‘You aren’t a collector anymore, you’re only an owner, and that isn’t nearly so much fun.‘”
“Stradbroke Dreamtime is a collection of 27 short stories from acclaimed Aboriginal author Oodgeroo. The stories are traditional Aboriginal tales from Stradbroke Island, the tambourine Mountains and from the Old and New dreamtime.”