This is Offen's first collection of poems although she has had picture and story books published - many of which are still in print and have been award winners.
While this book is packed with very entertaining black and white illustrations (also by Hilda Offen) it's not at the cost of the poems so every page is jam packed but not in a daunting way for the young reader.
As a child one of the most important things a poem had to have for me was laughs, and many in this collection would suit such a child admirably. Others are more serious and try to prompt a bit of imaginative thinking:- Nasturtiums spreading rapidly like an invader - Kale standing tall like a forest to the young child - "Memories" of a past life.
The poems are collected into 4 themed groups of 8 or 9 and this makes the book just 62 packed pages long.
These poems stretch from poems for the very young through to about age 10 with something for everyone. My favourite? "Letter" - very funny.
Publisher - Troika Books
Genre - Children's illustrated poetry
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