A is Amazing!
Poems about Feelings

By Wendy Cooling Illustrated by Piet Grobler


A is Amazing!
Online price: £12.99
Hardback, 48 pages
Published: 2nd August 2012

Category: Poetry & rhyme
Interest age, years: From 7 To 10

Amazing, bored, excited, magical, naughty, sad, zestful….you can feel any way you like in this exciting collection of poems about feelings from A to Z. Exploring all kinds of moods and emotions , the poems are by a stellar and culturally diverse group of poets, including Siegfried Sassoon, Carol Ann Duffy, Benjamin Zephaniah, Grace Nichols, John Agard, Jack Prelutsky, Kwame Dawes, Raymond McCormack, EE Cummings, Kit Wright and Michael Rosen. With atmospheric, luminous illustrations on every page.

'A book of real quality, beautifully presented, with colourful illustrations throughout and an impressive range of material. ... A book to treasure.'

- School Librarian

A fab collection of poems about how we feel from around the world.

- Angels and Urchins

 A lovely production

- The Bookseller

How different poems capture different moods and moments unfolds beautifully in both Wendy Cooling’s careful choice of  poems and Piet Grobler’s vivid illustrations.

- LoveReading4Kids

to be treasured

- Parents in Touch

WENDY COOLING is a former teacher, and founder of the national Bookstart programme. She has edited many story collections and poetry anthologies, has retold traditional tales, and is a highly-respected reviewer and commentator on children's books. Her previous books for Frances Lincoln include All the Colours of the Earth and All the Wild Wonders. She lives in Hertfordshire.
PIET GROBLER grew up on a farm in Limpopo, South Africa. After working as a church minister, he made a career in illustration and now lectures at the University of Worcester. He is the recipient of many international illustration awards, including the IBBY Honours List. His books for Frances Lincoln include The Great Tug of War (9781845070557) and Aesop's Fables (9781847800077) with Beverley Naidoo, and Fussy Freya (9781845075118) with Katharine Quarmby. He lives with his wife and daughter in Great Malvern.



Publication Details:

Binding: Hardback, 48 pages
ISBN: 9781847802552
Format: 270mm x 214mm

BIC Code: YDP
BISAC Code:  JNF042000
Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books


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