Please Mrs Butler

The timeless school poetry collection

Allan Ahlberg (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

96 Seiten

1984
Puffin (Verlag)
978-0-14-031494-6 (ISBN)

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With a fresh new look for a brand new generation of school children to take to its heart, every teacher, parent and child should have a copy. Nobody leave the room. Everyone listen to me. We had ten pairs of scissors At half-past two, And now there's only three. This title offers a collection of school poems.

"Please Mrs Butler, this boy Derek Drew
Keeps copying my work, Miss. What shall I do?"

Discover this hilarious collection of poetry by award-winning Allan Ahlberg, perfect for primary school children.

Packed with playful poems about reading tests, never-ending school projects and playground quarrels, this collection has delighted generations of children and adults alike. Voted the most important children's poetry book of the 20th century in a Books for Keeps poll, Please Mrs Butler belongs in every child's bedroom.

'Hilarious and poignant school verses about primary school life. A real winner' - The Guardian

'Clever, funny and nostalgic, the collection is a delight' - Sunday Times

Discover more school stories from Alan Ahlberg:
Starting School
Heard It In The Playground

Allan Ahlberg, a former teacher, postman, plumber's mate and grave digger, is in the super-league of children's writers. He has published over 100 children's books and, with his late wife Janet, created such award-winning picture books as Each Peach Pear Plum and The Jolly Christmas Postman - both winners of the Greenaway Medal. He has also written prize-winning poetry and fiction for older readers. The Telegraph described him as 'By far our best writer for the young.'

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.8.1984
Sprache	englisch
Maße	128 x 198 mm
Gewicht	76 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Gedichte / Lieder
ISBN-10	0-14-031494-6 / 0140314946
ISBN-13	978-0-14-031494-6 / 9780140314946
Zustand	Neuware