Ready for Spaghetti: Funny Poems for Funny Kids
From two of the biggest names in children's publishing, this is an inspiring guide to wordplay for young readers, their parents and teachers.
I’m ready for spaghetti
Will you getti the spaghetti?
Don’t say, “Not yetti spaghetti!”
‘cos I’m all setti for spaghetti.
Fizzing with rhythm, energy and laughter, the 30 poems in Ready for Spaghetti delight in the details of children's daily routines. "Up, up, uppity-up!", the first poem announces, while the artwork shows a child leaping out of bed, ready to begin their morning; "Hush and a hush, soft and low", chants the final poem, as children snuggle under their blankets after their day's adventures. Full of affectionate observations of young children, which are beautifully continued in Polly Dunbar's warm-hearted pictures, Michael Rosen's poems are ideal for reading aloud with toddlers ... and many grown-ups will soon know them by heart!
Michael Rosen is one of the UK's most popular children's authors and poets; his bestselling Walker books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt, A Great Big Cuddle and Michael Rosen’s Sad Book, among many others. Michael became Children’s Laureate in 2007 and is often called upon to talk about children’s literature in the media – follow him on Twitter: @MichaelRosenYes
Polly Dunbar is an award-winning author-illustrator whose books for Walker include Red, Red, Red, A Lion Is a Lion and the bestselling Penguin. She has also illustrated books by novelists David Almond and Michael Morpurgo, poet Raymond Antrobus and her mother, picture-book author Joyce Dunbar. Follow her on Twitter: @PollyDunbar