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Huge success at Selby Children s Literature Festival
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Brian Moses
It has been published by Macmillan Children’s Books.
Brian, aged 70, said: “The book was planned before the pandemic but seems to have taken on a special relevancy as many people are looking to laughter as an antidote to the depressing times we’ve been experiencing. We all need laughter in our lives at the moment. Children love to laugh, and quite often the way to get children feeling positive about poetry in schools is to start with humour.
“This is an anthology of poems, some of mine and many by other children’s poets including well-known names such as Michael Rosen, Roger McGough, Brian Bilston, Valerie Bloom, Paul Cookson and Roger Stevens. The book is aimed at children aged six-12 and their teachers and parents. Sharing a laugh with children is great for everyone. My first book was published by OUP in 1986 when I was a teacher but I have been a professional poet since 1988, writing and editing poetry books, picture books and a fiction title. I have over
LIBRARIES in Cumbria are inviting children to join in with virtual stories and craft sessions during the Easter school holidays. As well as the stories and crafts, there will be rhymes and live sessions with authors, a poet and an illustrator. The sessions are ideal for children aged five up to teenagers. Thes events will run from Monday to Friday and can be booked through Eventbrite. A spokesperson said: We ve got a great mix of stories, poems, drawing, and even the opportunity to ask an author what it s really like to do his job. Other sessions include the Climate Change, Sustainability and The Local Environment Q&A, and Words, Rhyme & Rap with Paul Cookson.