Red Sky at Night; Poet's Delight (Paperback) - Alex Wharton

A third collection of funny and thoughtful poems from the Children's Laureate Wales, Alex Wharton, illustrated by Ian Morris, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression. Readers will be excited by fun characters new and old, and powerful, moving poems such as 'Young Oak'.

A third collection of funny and thoughtful poems from the Children's Laureate Wales, Alex Wharton, aimed at developing a love of language and self-expression. Readers will be excited by fun new characters like Mr Slime and the return of Hector the Horrible Hedgehog from first collection Daydreams and Jellybeans, as well as being introduced to powerful and moving poems such as 'Young Oak', 'The Long Way Home', and 'For a Quiet Day'. Superbly illustrated throughout by Ian Morris.

About the Author

Alex Wharton is an award-winning poet, writer, author and performer, and the Children's Laureate Wales 2023 - 2025. This is his third collection of poetry written for children. His first collection, Daydreams and Jellybeans (Firefly Press), was published in 2020, and was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year and the Lollies Laugh-out-Loud Poetry Book Award. His second collection, a poetry 'how-to' book for children readers Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees (Firefly Press), was published in October 2023.