A fantastic, full-colour, read-aloud poetry collection for young children. All aboard for Kalamazoo!
One ticket will let you… ride on an elephant, stay in a bug hotel, travel by train boat and plane, mingle with bears and minibeasts – and even meet an alien! All this and more, in 19 zippy poems to read aloud.
This is a fantastic and eagerly awaited poetry collection for young children, from the author of bestselling Zim Zam Zoom!, which was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Award and long-listed for the UKLA Award
I love poems to read out loud, poems which can be right for any time of the day and can be shared with just one or many little people. What fun! I loved the poems in A Ticket to Kalamazoo ( such a good word!) and one of my favourites is ‘Hug Day’.
'Is today a hug day?
A going on and on day?
An everything’s all wrong day?
You need a hug!....'
Or maybe my favourite is Ginger-Pincher?
James Carter, the author, is a prize-winning poet, guitarist and educational writer. He travels all over the UK to give poetry performances and workshops and is the author of many best-selling poetry books including Hey Little Bug! and I'm a Little Alien. James lives in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Neal Layton is an author and illustrator whose images are prized for their spontaneity and inventiveness. His picture books include The Tree, The Story of Stars, and Oscar and Arabella. Born in Chichester, he was going to be a scientist but instead studied Graphic Design, gaining a BA at Newcastle and an MA in Illustration at Central St Martins. He lives with his family in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Otter-Barry Books are unique, small independent publishers based in Herefordshire with a focus on culturally diverse and inclusive illustrated books, as well as a strong collection of poetry titles. They just produce such irresistible books of high quality. They have been shortlisted for the British Book Awards Small Press of the Year, 2020, 2021 & 2022.
Sue Martin - Children's Literacy Specialist
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