In this debut collection for children Sarah takes the reader on a vibrant journey based on her acute observations of everyday life and language. Loosely arranged across a school year - September through Halloween, Christmas, Spring, Summer holidays, a new school year/just before secondary - Sarah's witty observations, juxtapositions, and playful use of language pervade every poem and bring a vivid charm and freshness to every page.
This debut collection heralds the emergence of a strikingly new and inventive voice in children's poetry.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Kinder
Interest Age: From 7 years
Maße
Höhe: 195 mm
Breite: 126 mm
Dicke: 8 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-1-912745-39-5 (9781912745395)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Sarah Ziman was born and grew up in the South Wales valleys and is STILL learning Welsh. She wrote her first picture book at the age of 6, having been heavily influenced by the 'Happy Families' series by Allan Ahlberg, and discovered poetry when her dad bought her a copy of 'Please Mrs Butler' (also by Allan Ahlberg). She had a poem published in a book when she was 11, followed by one which travelled around as a poster on the London Underground when she was 13. She then had a little break of about 30 years, which she mostly spent lazing about eating crisps.
She won the YorkMix Poems for Children Competition in 2021, has been highly commended for the Caterpillar Poetry Prize three times, and her poems can be found in magazines and anthologies worldwide. 'Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It?' is her first solo collection for children.
You can find more about Sarah at www.sarahziman.co.uk
