It’s exciting to fight battles, to rescue damsels in distress, and to make important decisions. But children grow up fast as well…
From the first page of The Strangest Of Antics onwards is a mixture of humour, excitement, sadness and total imagination. From a cat being stolen, to a broken-hearted cricket bat who feels there is nothing more to life, to a pimple that refuses to go away. Other poems deal with hard battles like self-esteem issues.
The book is suitable for pre-teenagers or anyone who loves animals, forests and bewitching tales. Read these poems aloud to hear the intensity and yearnings of its inhabitants – of wishes that can sometimes come true.

A Short Note 1
Words 7
Mr Grimple and Snooty 9
Stubborn 17
Ungainly Pimple 22
Teapot and Teabag 23
Rickety and Rusty 27
Anything 30
Secrets 33
Pink Hat 36
Evil House 40
The Laughing Robber 45
Curds and Whey 47
Shoe Falling Off My Foot 49
When Dad Did The Mowing 51
Little Brown Eyes 56
My Clothes 61
Forgetful Dwarf 63
But I Thought 68
The Bull and the Ant 71
Little White Cloud Lost 74
The Journey 78
Square Peg In A Round Hole 80
Treehouse 84
In The Cupboard 87
I Will Miss You 90
The Snail and Miss Fly 92
Pride 96
Rude Impatient Red 100
Stinging Bee 106
Expectations 108
Barnyard Haven 113
I A-pol-o-gise 118
Sausage and Bacon 121
Catch Me If You Can 125
Fly In My Soup Bowl 130
The Irritating Horse 132
Harriet 135
Snake and the Cricket Bat 138
The Bike Ride 143
Four Fingered Loui 146
The Meeting 150
Tweaks 156