Land of the Flibbertigibbets

John Foster is the well-known anthologist of over 150 collections of poetry for children, including the best-selling Twinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar and the six books of poetry illustrated by Korky Paul – Dinosaur Poems, Fantastic Football Poems etc. John also compiled the Glow-worms poetry books in the Oxford Reading Tree series. He is the author of twelve books of his own poetry for children, such as Four O’Clock Friday and The Poetry Chest – a collection of over 250 of his original poems and of two rhyming dictionaries – the Oxford First Rhyming Dictionary and the Oxford Junior Rhyming Dictionary.

A collection of poems in which he moves expertly from puns and poetic lists to clerihews and concrete poem creations. It’s clever stuff, entertaining and eclectic, and really is wizardish with words.

• AcknowledgementsI Am a PoemIn the Land of the FlibbertigibbetsIn Looking-Glass LandThe Wizard’s DragonThe Spotted OrigamiThis is a Troll-BridgeThe Grand Old Count of YorkWhen Dracula Went to the DoctorBeware the DraculasaurusDi Knows What’s Best For DinosaursA Cheeky Boy Called Robert RungYou’re for the High Jump!My Brother’s AllergiesGrandpa’s False TeethIn Memory of Billy GreenEpitaphsThe Name of the Game How To Make a FootballBest Selling Football BooksFootball HaikuThere Was an Old WomanMary’s Dad Was Football MadFinal ScoresLet’s Give a Cheer for OnomatopeiaHave You Heard?What Do You Call…Anagram AnticsBackwards and ForwardsGeographical DefinitionsTravellers’ TalesThe Itinerant WorkerI Used To WorkBy Definition: ScentsClassified AntsAnimal ComplaintsHow To Make a TeacherThe Word Wizard Said: Give Yourself a BreakAnna’s All-Star Band Z’s a Zipper-ZapperAdverbially SpeakingIt’s a Question of HomonymsExceptional PastsThings That Sound OldBlowing Hot and ColdUnderstanding Uncle SamHey Diddle DiddleBedbug, BedbugRiddleSpellsThreatsAfter the StormToothache is a TorturerSix ClerihewsTwo KenningsDiamond PoemI Am a Free Verse PoemIn My Mind’s EyeEpigramsBehind the Raised EyebrowInside a Shell