Ed Boxall – Illustratör

The Duke looks out from his castle, and everything he can see for miles and miles belongs to him. Everything, except one small strong house, with a small garden two goats and a beehive. They belong to the old woman from Friuli. The Duke wants that house, but the old woman, she won’t sell. She’s from Friuli, where all the really stubborn people come from.Ghillian Potts is now 83. She has been writing continuously, both prose and verse, since she was 7. She once got out of a bit of housework by saying, “Must I, Mum? I’m writing a Poem!” in her best whine. To her amazement, her mum at once said, “Oh, all right, I’ll do it!” Obviously, writing was a Good Thing. She had a number of stories for younger children published in the 1990s, one of which featured on Jackanory. Illustrator Ed Boxall is an artist, print maker, writer and creative educator living in Hastings, England.

This is Brian Moses’ most popular poem when he performs in schools. It is full of energy, rhythm and fun. With Ed Boxall’s colourful illustrations it is turned into a perfect picture book for sharing, with a collection of exotic animals – iguana, piranha, Chihuahua, chinchilla, gorilla and even caterpillar - all walking together on a hot, sunny beach. ‘Walking with my Iguana’ has been the most listened to poem on the Poetry Archive many times and is rarely out of the top 5.

New poems about the moon from well-known and up-and-coming poets, including many of the National Poetry Day Ambassadors, are combined with classic poems with a moon theme. This is an inspirational and beautifully illustrated anthology that will spark children's imaginations and celebrate our solar system in the 50th anniversary year of the moon landing in July 1969. Poets include Roger Stevens, Brian Moses, Valerie Bloom, Mandy Coe, Grace Nichols, Liz Brownlee, James Carter, Jay Hulme, Tony Mitton, Sue Hardy-Dawson and Rachel Rooney, as well as Percy Bysshe Shelley, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Emily Brontë.

I wasn't The Dog that looks like its Ownerand Most Fabulous Fella was some other male.But there was one class where I came in first - I'm The Dog with the Waggiest Tail.From huskies, born to run, to those big bad bruisers, the security dogs. Meet Bruno, the smallest dog on the farm, and Charlie, the dancing chihuahua. Find rescue dogs, helping dogs, yappy dogs, happy dogs - and the dog with the waggiest tail! All written from the dogs' point of view, by internationally acclaimed poets Brian Moses and Roger Stevens, this funny and perceptive canine collection will be treasured by dog-lovers of all ages.