You're a Poet: Ways to Start Writing Poems

This delightful balance of story and rhyme makes poetry accessible and engaging for young readers, showing that poetry lives within us all, waiting to be found in everyday words and simple moments. * Books for Keeps, Books of the Year 2024 *
The author’s talent for capturing childlike wonder makes this book an inspiring tool for sparking creativity […] The book’s most powerful quality is its ability to demystify poetry, revealing it as a vessel for holding thoughts, emotions, and observations… Both instructional and inspiring, this book is an ideal choice for young readers ready to explore the world of poetry, offering them the encouragement to find their own voices and the joy of capturing their unique experiences on paper. * Books for Keeps *
With its compelling narrative, writing possibilities and Sam Usher’s playful and dramatic watercolour illustrations that instantly endear the story characters to readers/listeners, the message ‘poetry writing is fun’ comes across loud and clear. An inspiring, must have book for foundation stage and KS1 classes. * Red Reading Hub *
an invaluable resource for teachers who want to demystify creative writing and make the whole exercise fun. * The Letterpress Project *

Sean Taylor has written more than 60 books for young readers. These include picture books such as Hoot Owl Master of Disguise, How to be Cooler than Cool, and I Want to Be in a Scary Story, illustrated by Jean Jullien, and A Brave Bear, illustrated by Emily Hughes. He’s the author of The Dream Train, a much-loved collection of poems for bedtime, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz. And for 30 years he’s been encouraging children to write poems themselves. Find Sean on Twitter and Instagram as @seantstories.

Sam Usher graduated from the University of West England and has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Prize and the Red House Children’s Book Award and longlisted for the Kate Greenaway medal. His titles include the Seasons series: Snow, Sun, Rain and Storm. Also a talented pianist, when he’s not holding a pen and wobbling at paper you’ll find him perfecting a fiendishly difficult piece of Chopin. Find him on Instagram as @samusherbooks.

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