Jelly Boots Smelly Boots
Jelly Boots Smelly Boots is a new poetry collection from the vivid imagination of bestselling author and former children’s laureate Michael Rosen. The collection is packed full of poems of varying length, some only a few lines, others several pages long, and covers wildly differing themes, from school trips to dreams to food and family. There is even an ongoing poem that pops up at random intervals throughout the book introducing us to the many different dogs that seem to lurk ‘Down behind the Dustbin’.
Michael Rosen is one of the most beloved of all contemporary children’s authors and his success at writing for all age groups proves that he has a singular insight into what children like to read. These poems are further evidence of this, as their wit, invention and clever word-play make each individual poem a delight to read, both to oneself and aloud. The illustrations are by David Tazzyman, whose style will be familiar to readers of the Mr Gum books. His colourful pictures add greatly to the overall madcap feel of the book, as he picks out some of the funniest poems and their quirky characters to depict in his inimitable style. The inclusion of an audio CD of Rosen reading each poem is a wonderful bonus and would be a great, and grateful, addition to any car journey with small passengers.
