A hilarious collection of poems from the creator of the best-selling DUCK IN THE TRUCK series.We learnt about acorns and planted a treeNigel fell over and bashed up his kneeRosie Rawlings cried at play -Her pet rabbit’s run away.In English Miss Chadwick was in a bad mood.At lunchtime we all made a mess with our food.And you’ll never guess what happened to ClaireShe leaned back too far and fell off her chair!Jez Alborough’s hilarious rhymes describe a typical day at school as seen through the eyes of various pupils.This award-winning collection of humorous children's poetry by Jez Alborough long-listed for numerous prizes is a top pick for juvenile readers. The stories filled with educational content are short making them perfect for kids with shorter attention spans.For fans of Martin Waddell (Can't You Sleep Little Bear?) Axel Scheffler (Axel Scheffler's Treasury of Fairy Tales) Nick Sharratt (You Choose Christmas) Eric Carle (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) and John Burningham (Borka).
Jez was born in Kingston upon Thames in 1959. He went to art school in Norwich and then set about entering the competitve world of children’s books. Jez has now written and illustrated over thirty p... more
