Razzmatazz!: The Poetry World of Roger Stevens - Paperback

by Roger Stevens (Author), Mike Smith (Illustrator)

What is your favourite word?

I like CRUNCHY and FIZZLE and TOAST

CARPET sure takes some beating

But I think I love LOVING the most

From cool boys and Year Six Sisters to the chicken school timetable; from Dad's terrible dancing to Mum's cunning treasure trail; dogs, hamsters, and dragons; sad times, happy times, love and togetherness - plus the joy and fun of poetry.

With themes of Family, School, Pets, the Wild, Being a Poet and Personal Favourites, this is an outstanding, exuberant collection of the very best work from one of the best-loved poets writing today.

Author Biography

Roger Stevens started his career as a teacher, but finding how much children enjoy poetry performances and workshops, he switched to writing. His first books were published in the 1990s, and his first solo poetry collection was published in 2002. He enjoys working with other poets. The Waggiest Tails, "Poems by Dogs", his book written with Brian Moses, is published by Otter-Barry Books.

Mike Smith is a prizewinning illustrator (Macmillan Prize 2010), who gained an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and is also an author in his own right (The Hundred Decker Bus). Mike lives in Wales, with his family, two dogs, "and a growing collection of pencils."