Tony Mitton is an award-winning poet, whose gently mesmerising, often humorous poetry is irresistible to children and adults alike. He is an extremely versatile author, writing story poems and shorter verse with skill and wit. Tony does lots of author events, school visits and poetry readings and always leaves his audience entranced.He lives in Cambridge with his wife and two children.

"[The book] has been given the glam production a poet deserves ... a pleasure to look at and revives traditional stories in an especially attractive way" Carousel "Mitton has a poet's ear ... and Bailey has absorbed the best of Edward Ardizzone and Jan Pienkowski" -- Amanda Craig The Times

Tony Mitton is an award-winning poet, whose gently mesmerising, often humorous poetry is irresistible to children and adults alike. He is an extremely versatile author, writing story poems and shorter verse with skill and wit. Tony does lots of author events, school visits and poetry readings and always leaves his audience entranced.He lives in Cambridge with his wife and two children.

"[The book] has been given the glam production a poet deserves ... a pleasure to look at and revives traditional stories in an especially attractive way" Carousel "Mitton has a poet's ear ... and Bailey has absorbed the best of Edward Ardizzone and Jan Pienkowski" -- Amanda Craig The Times

Tony Mitton is an award-winning poet, whose gently mesmerising, often humorous poetry is irresistible to children and adults alike. He is an extremely versatile author, writing story poems and shorter verse with skill and wit. Tony does lots of author events, school visits and poetry readings and always leaves his audience entranced.He lives in Cambridge with his wife and two children.

"[The book] has been given the glam production a poet deserves ... a pleasure to look at and revives traditional stories in an especially attractive way" Carousel "Mitton has a poet's ear ... and Bailey has absorbed the best of Edward Ardizzone and Jan Pienkowski" -- Amanda Craig The Times