On the hunt for guerrilla poetry: Guerrilla poetry: a guest blog for the Children’s Poetry Summit

In my book Saturdays at the Imaginarium there’s a poem called ‘The Poetry Guerrilla’ featuring a mysterious character who sneaks poems into strange locations for people to find – inside a boiled egg, etched onto an aspirin, etc. You can read - and also hear me reading - the poem at nationalpoetryday.co.uk/poem/the-poetry-guerrilla  I was really …

Getting the most from Saturdays at the Imaginarium: a resource for teaching and creative play

Click on the image to download a free resource for teaching and creative play, using poems from my book, Saturdays at the Imaginarium. The resource was created with teachers, librarians and parents in mind to use with children at around key stage 2. It includes ideas for reading, performing, reflecting, discussing, writing, drawing and more! …

Saturdays at the Imaginarium shortlisted for North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award

The North Somerset Teachers' Book Award celebrates the very best in children's literature, so I'm thrilled that Saturdays at the Imaginarium has been shortlisted in the 2021 awards. You can read their review of the book here on the North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award blog. Find out more about the awards and the 2021 shortlist …