Neal Zetter – författare

Two popular performance poets join together to make not just a meal but a feast of funny poems about foods that you might like and some that you will definitely hate.

‘It follows me and yet it’s not a part of me It does the things I do’.48 inventive, insightful poems exploring the darker side. From bullies to black holes, cats to clowns, these original and thought-provoking poems are a roller coaster ride through both the silliness and sadness of being human.Scared? celebrates the work of poets Neal Zetter and Joshua Seigal and it’s not afraid of exploring the tougher side of growing up. A book that can pave the way for important conversations.This is Neal and Joshua’s second collaboration for Troika. Yuck and Yum: A Feast of Funny Food Poems has been widely praised for its vibrant poetry and has been cited as the perfect book for using in the classroom and engaging children.

In this rollicking greatest-hits collection covering Neal’s first eight Troika books, he has chosen poems that children have most frequently requested during his twenty years of school visits. Books covered include Bees in My Bananas, It’s Not Fine to Sit on a Porcupine, Here Come the Superheroes, Yuck and Yum, Invasion of the Supervillains, Gorilla Ballerina, When the Bell Goes and Scared? With the inclusion of two new bonus poems, this is a fantastic introduction to the ever-creative mind of one of the UK’s most beloved children’s poets.

Welcome!Roll up!Come on downto the Universal Zoo.Want to see amazing animals?Buy a ticket, join the queue.Every creature has a place at the far end of Space, in the Universal Zoo.Look out for the Shy Shimmereen, the Snoozing Snoralotz, the Invisible Ballaboo Beast and the Ten-Legged, Swivel-Headed, Bushy-Bearded, Twirly-Tailed Horrox. Meet the Martian kids with two heads, and stare at the Enormous Egg. And if you think dragons don't exist and dodos are extinct, then think again. But be warned – never, never, never feed the Gronk!A riot of imagination and fun, these poems also send a message about conservation and saving species.

Do you like peanut butter and popcorn? Would you like to find a friend, or give yourself a fright?  See what happens when you live next door to a Viking –  and read about the boy who ate his school!This is an inventive and funny new collection from a very popular school performance poet. Entertaining, laugh-out-loud but also thought-provoking, the poems are perfectly matched by Will Hughes’s wild and witty illustrations.

Small poems are fabulous funSo I thought I would write this oneIt will not be too long I thinkCos my pen has run out ofOnly Neal Zetter could create a collection of short poems that includes 'The Loooooooooongest Poem in the Universe'. His new volume makes a great introduction to the fun, enjoyment and new understandings that poetry can bring. All are short, direct and entertaining. Whether reading with a single child or a group, they arouse immediate interest and are perfect for reading aloud. Year 6 children in a London primary school followed the production from draft to publication: here are some of the things they said about it. "A book where you go up and down and swirl around", "Neal's poems challenge me, but I enjoy figuring out the jokes", "His poems inspire me and make me want to ROAR with joy".