Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten (9780141362953)

Description - Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten

Puffin Poetry - the place to go for the very best in children's poetry.

Hilarious, lyrical, outrageous and serious poems all rub shoulders in this collection. Naughty children with nasty habits, cartoon heroes that come to life, lonely caretakers, unhappy ghosts, fantastical creatures with crazy names, giants, goblins, vampires, mermaids ... there's never a dull moment in this marvellously quirky and refreshing brew!

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Book Details

ISBN: 9780141362953
ISBN-10: 0141362952

Classification:
Children's, young adult & educational »
Children's & young adult poetry, anthologies, annuals »
Poetry (Children's/YA)

Format: Paperback / softback
(198mm x 129mm x 8mm)
Pages: 144
Imprint: Puffin
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Publish Date: 1-Oct-2015
Country of Publication: United Kingdom

Other Editions - Gargling with Jelly by Brian Patten

Paperback / softback
(June 1991)

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Author Biography - Brian Patten

Brian Patten (Author) Brian Patten was born in Liverpool. His poetry for adults has been translated into many languages, and his collections include Collected Love Poems, Armada, and, from Penguin,Selected Poems. His verse for children includes Gargling with Jelly, Juggling with Gerbils, and Thawing Frozen Frogs. Brian Patten is a popular performer of his work, and he has also written children's plays as well as editing The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse and The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry. Chris Riddell (Illustrator) Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 Uk Children's Laureate, is an acclaimed artist of children's books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. Amongst other titles, Chris illustrates the Ottoline young fiction series and the Goth Girl series, as well as working closely with Paul Stewart on the Edge Chronicles and Wyrmeweald. He has won many awards for his work, including the Nestle Gold Award, the Costa Children's Book Award 2013, the UNESCO Award for Something Else and the rare honour of two Kate Greenaway Medals.

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