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Thawing Frozen Frogs by Brian Patten
Category: Children's
"I nibbled a mother, But wanting something new I boiled a bit of Granny And tried some Uncle-stew. I did not eat the baby, That was out of the question. (And anyway they wriggle And cause indigestion.) Ever joined a Giant's family dinner, kept a pet wig, thawed a frozen frog or snaffled a giraffe? Thawi ...Show more
The Big Snuggle-up by Brian Patten
Category: Picture Books
It all started with a scarecrow coming into the house out of the snow, bringing with him the mouse that lived up his sleeve. But it wasn't only these two who were looking for a warm place to snuggle up!
The Monsters' Guide to Choosing a Pet by Brian Patten
Category: unmapped
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In this fantastic anthology, Roger McGough and Brian Patten have selected the very best of their animal poems for the purpose of two loveable monsters from outer space who decide to visit Earth in search of a pet and nee ...Show more
The Most Impossible Parents by Brian Patten
Category: Junior Fiction
Ben and Mary have got an embarrassing problem, their parents - they're impossible! Ben and Mary's parents are a total embarrassment, whether they're at school for parents' day or at home wanting to become green. And now Mr Norm has entered a poetry competition and claims he's won - surely that's impos ...Show more
The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry by Brian Patten
Category: Children's
For children of 8 years old and over, this anthology includes poems by Roger McGough, Michael Rosen, Charles Causley, Benjamin Zephaniah, Spike Milligan, Allan Ahlberg among others. Each poet's work is illustrated in full colour by different artists such as Emma Chichester Clark, Korky Paul and Fritz We ...Show more
The Story Giant by Brian Patten
Category: Picture Books
A magical story that weaves together fifty world tales, by a renowned poet, and illustrated by 2002 Greenaway Medal winner Chris Riddell. 'One day a story fell from heaven and landed on a giant's tongue...' The Story Giant is a master illusionist and the ur-storyteller. In his memory exists every tale e ...Show more