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A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year

A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Each Day of the Year - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Lou Peacock, Matt Hunt (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2023-09-19Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Nosy CrowISBN-13:9798887770253UPC:9798887770253Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Poetry, Humorous Stories, Imagination & PlaySize:11.10 x 10.03 x 1.38 inchesWeight:4.9339Product ID:SCXKSGR0XY

Winner of Good Housekeeping's 2023 Best Kids' Book Awards

Featured in The New York Times' Holiday Gift Books for Children

Named One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Children's Books of 2023

Named a Most Anticipated Kids' Book by Barnes & Noble

A wonderful gift for all ages, this beautiful, rib-tickling anthology is guaranteed to put a smile on your face! Whether it''s a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter every day. Perfect for reading aloud and sharing even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends.

The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by John Agard, Maya Angelou, Brian Bilston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lucille Clifton, Wendy Cope, Nikki Grimes, Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Edward Lear, Ogden Nash, Linda Sue Park, Michael Rosen, Judith Viorst, William Carlos Williams, Jane Yolen, Benjamin Zephaniah, and many more!

With a ribbon marker and poems about everything from animals, holidays, and food, to friendship, family, and feelings, A Whale of a Time is the perfect gift for any occasion.

"Oh, the lucky child who hears a poem a day read aloud from this big book of joy."
--The New York Times
Language:EnglishPublisher:Nosy CrowISBN-13:9798887770253UPC:9798887770253Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Poetry, Humorous Stories, Imagination & PlaySize:11.10 x 10.03 x 1.38 inchesWeight:4.9339Product ID:SCXKSGR0XY

Lou Peacock is lucky enough to have one of the best jobs in the world: "Publishing Director of Picture Books" at Nosy Crow. She has a degree in English Literature from Oxford University, and over twenty years' experience in children's publishing. She started her editorial career working on novelty books, but has focused on picture books and poetry for the last 15 years. She often puts her author hat on to write picture books for Nosy Crow and has a notebook full of scribbled ideas.

Matt Hunt was born in Redditch in Worcestershire, England, in 1988. Starting out as a fine artist, he graduated from the Birmingham School of Art, and from these roots, developed a love for children's illustration. Matt works in mixed media, utilizing paint, pens, crayons, and digital methods. He's influenced by old movies, classic illustration, cartoons, and books. He lives with his wife Hayley and two cats.


Publisher: Nosy Crow

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