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Milo’s a rhino.He likes to do all sorts of rhino-y things . . .He likes writing and climbingand banister-slidingand mountain bike riding,he paints and he sings.Milo just loves being a rhino – but there’s one small problem . . . rhinos don’t cry.At least that’s what Spike-O Mcree, his movie-star hero, always says. But when Milo meets Spike-O face to face, he finds out that not only is crying OK, it’s also very brave!This energetic and engaging rhyming story is the first in a series of books highlighting the importance of children expressing their feelings.Mark Grist is a multi-award-winning poet and international battle rapper with over 40 million views for his poetry and rap videos online.

Milo''s a rhino.He likes to do all sorts of rhino-y things . . .He likes writing and climbingand banister-slidingand mountain bike riding,he paints and he sings. Milo just loves being a rhino – but there''s one small problem . . . rhinos don''t cry.At least that''s what Spike-O Mcree, his movie-star hero, always says. But when Milo meets Spike-O face to face, he finds out that not only is crying OK, it''s also very brave!This energetic and engaging rhyming story is the first in a series of books highlighting the importance of children expressing their feelings.Mark Grist is a multi-award-winning poet and international battle rapper with over 40 million views for his poetry and rap videos online.

Bella the Bear couldn’t be more excited. Her class is doing her favourite bedtime story, Little Red Riding Hood, for her school play, and she has the main part! She can’t wait to be onstage, with her red cape flying.After a bumpy start, rehearsals go well and everyone is looking forward to their big night. But then, as the school hall fills up and the lights go down, Bella hears the rumble of chatter in the crowd and imagines everyone watching her performance.And suddenly her tummy does a flip and a flop. What is this feeling?Is Bella … scared?An exuberant rhyming story told with humour and heart, brought to life with zingy illustrations and instantly lovable characters from the creators of Rhinos Don’t Cry.

Bella the Bear couldn''t be more excited. Her class is doing her favourite bedtime story, Little Red Riding Hood, for her school play, and she has the main part! She can''t wait to be onstage, with her red cape flying.After a bumpy start, rehearsals go well and everyone is looking forward to their big night. But then, as the school hall fills up and the lights go down, Bella hears the rumble of chatter in the crowd and imagines everyone watching her performance.And suddenly her tummy does a flip and a flop. What is this feeling?Is Bella … scared?An exuberant rhyming story told with humour and heart, brought to life with zingy illustrations and instantly lovable characters from the creators of Rhinos Don''t Cry.

Rogue Teacher is the debut poetry collection from hugely popular Spoken Word artist Mark Grist. It contains his most popular performance pieces including work from his live shows - Dead Poetry and Rogue Teacher, as well as material from his new Spoken Word shows Dead Poets' Deathmatch, and Grave Invaders (both set to tour in 2015 and 2016). The collection contains his hugely popular poem Girl Who Reads, a piece which has been viewed over 3 million times on YouTube. Seen in every country in the world, the film was honoured with two Webby awards for 'best solo performance' and 'best viral video.' Films of three other pieces in this collection, A teacher, eh?