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James Carter is an award-winning children’s poet, non-fiction writer and musician. An ambassador for National Poetry Day, he travels all over the UK and abroad with his melodica to give lively, action-packed poetry/music performances, workshops and INSET days. In the last 19 years James has visited over 1300 Primary/Prep schools in the UK and abroad and has performed at festivals including Cheltenham, Hay and Edinburgh. He is the author of CLiPPA-shortlisted collection Zim Zam Zoom (with Nicola Colton), and, for older children, Weird, Wild and Wonderful: the poetry world of James Carter (with Neal Layton). He lives in 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.

"An absolutely delightful collection of poems for the younger reader. It's beautifully designed and illustrated... The pages are bright and colourful and the pictures are charming... the fantastical subjects of each one will make children smile and laugh and join in with repeated refrains. This book is a clear winner for any infant library or classroom bookshelf. As part of a unit on poetry, this book will be returned to again and again for inspiration, and for any time a quick five minute poetry dip-in is needed."