By Alex Wharton (author) , Rhi Smith (illustrator)
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Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees is a playful, imaginative and curious 'how to' poetry book for children by the Children's Laureate Wales Alex Wharton. It encourages readers to enjoy, collaborate on and participate in different forms of writing, including limericks, haiku, rap and song lyrics. These fun, joyful poems play with language in a reader-friendly way that will inspire many to pick up a pen, even if they'd never thought poetry was for them before.
Illustrated throughout with lively black and white illustrations by Rhiannon Smith.
Alex Wharton is an award-winning writer and performer of poetry for adults and children. His First Book of poetry for children, Daydreams and Jellybeans , was shortlisted for the Wales Book of The Year Award 2022, The North Somerset Teacher’s Book Awards, The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards and was named as a National Poetry Day Recommended Read.
Alex won the inaugural Rising Stars Wales Award in 2020 and is the Children’s Laureate Wales 2023-2025. He has collaborated with key national organisations such as Cadw, National Dance Company Wales, Welsh Government, British Council of Literature and Welsh Libraries, and has also appeared in festivals such as Hay Festival and Edinburgh International Book Festival.
He has compered literature events and facilitated workshops for adults whilst regularly visiting schools to perform and create poetry with the children. Alex lives in Pontypool, South Wales.
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Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees is a playful, imaginative and curious 'how to' poetry book for children by the Children's Laureate Wales Alex Wharton. It encourages readers to enjoy, collaborate on and participate in different forms of writing, including limericks, haiku, rap and song lyrics.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-12 years old
Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees features in the following genres: Featured Books for 11+ readers, Poetry Books for Children, Recommendations, Children’s / Teenage poetry, anthologies, annuals, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees was written by Alex Wharton and published by Firefly Press
Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees has 80 pages
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