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Teachers!
by Roger Stevens A new animation by Ron Bookless.
A
List of Lists.From The Monster That
Ate the Universe by Roger Stevens - read by Gemma.
And
another fun animation... Dad,
Don't Dance!!!
Roger
Stevens reads Never Trust a Lemon
Words.
An animation by Roger Stevens.
It's
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Why Otters
Don't Wear Socks
by Roger Stevens (Macmillan Children's
Books This
poetry book contains: laughs (including chuckles, guffaws and grins);
sad moments (some); thrills (many); rhymes; haikus; rude words;
adjectives (assorted); made up words (including wham-wig); nonsense
and a fat penguin called Pete. Out now!!!
Order from amazon
or your local bookshop.
Why
Otters Don't Wear Socks Audio Book
The best of Roger Stevens. (Macmillan Digital Audio)
Roger
reads his favourite poems. Fifty nine classic rhymes on this great
CD. Order yours from amazon
now!
The Monster That Ate the Universe
by Roger Stevens (Macmillan Children's
Books)
Not-very-scary
Monsters, Hallowe'en, snow, dim dinosaurs, love, rocket science,
embarrassing parents and a school for chickens. All human life and
some odd animal life can be found here in Roger Stevens' funny,
sad, serious and strange new collection of poems.
A
truly glorious collection of poems... guaranteed to lift the spirits
while running through a rollercoaster of emotions - The Brighton
Argus
Five
stars. A great collection of often deceptively clever poems.
- Books For Keeps
The Journal of Danny Chaucer (Poet)
by Roger Stevens (Dolphin - Orion)
Did you hear Danny Chaucer on BBC Radio 4?
Up there with the best. The Guardian
Danny's life, his hopes, his fantasies and their fulfilment, are
presented through poetry and song lyrics. It is witty, raw, razor-edged
and I liked it. The Bookseller
I
Did Not Eat The Goldfishby Roger Stevens (Macmillan)
"In his fantastic first collection Roger Stevens covers it
all: Space, football, pets, parents, school, love, death and stick
insects! His poems are a wonderful mix of laughter and sadness.
Packed with useful information, they will stay with you long after
you have put this book down!" - A
Children's Poetry Bookshelf Choice Amusing
and clever, as well as touching -
Book Fest The
poet exudes word energy, fresh humour and quirky originality - Junior
Education
Vikings Don't Wear Pantsby Roger Stevens and Celia Warren (King's England Press)Illustrated by Michael
Leigh. The poetry book that puts the fun back into History! Find out
why you should never swim in the moat, how Henry the Eighth went
to bed and why teeth used to catch fire. The smells, the nasty bits,
and all things horrid from times long past are brought you in this
tasty volume of verse - by two of The Poetry Zone's Top Poets!
This beats bashing Brits over the head
with enormous clubs! - The Viking Evening News
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On My Way To School I Saw a Dinosaurby Roger Stevens. Illustrated by Michael Leigh.
Roger’s
first collection of poems for younger readers follows a year in
the life of Frog Class. Find out what happens when a dinosaur comes
to school; what lives in the school pond; how Billy’s worm
escapes; and where the dog that jumped over the moon really landed. Quietly good -with tenderness and humour
- Child Education - Best Books for 2006 Top Ten
The Secret Life of Pants Poems chosen by Roger Stevens
These poems about pants (and other things besides) are grouped under
five themed chapters - poems to make you laugh, to drive you mad,
to make you sick, to scare you, and thoughtful/serious or sad poems
- and are in a wide variety of genres and styles, from haiku and
limericks, to sonnets and sestinas. And, of course, there are some
poems about pants! A
pant-astically absorbing collection of new poems to pamper oneself
with… ACHUKA Funny,
moving and thoughtful poems make this a great collection for sharing.
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