Dear Roger,
We hope you are well.
Bad Bad Cats was our book club choice this month. For some children it was their first encounter with your poetry and for others who read some of your poetry before, this deepened their desire to read more! The children loved the mix of nonsense, funny and serious poetry and all had a different favourite poem. We had a lively and in depth discussion about many of the wonderful poems in the book. The children then had a go at writing some classes poem in your style and very much wanted to share them with you. So here they are! We hope you enjoy them.
Moan
The woman is too kind and the man too grumpy
The cream is too soft and the soap too lumpy
The mice are too young and the elephant too old
The stove too hot and the ice is too cold
The sun is too bright and the moon is too inky
The clouds are too white and the stars are too shiny
The child is too young and the parents are too old
The lava is too hot and the snow is too cold
The water is too wet and the land is too dry
The egg is too salty and cherries are too sweet for you and I.By Reya, Anaiya, Maya and Raani
A concise guide for politicians
1. If you want to tell a lie, be reasonable about it.
2. If you go to a party, the night before you go on TV make sure there is no confetti stuck to your tie.
3. Don’t forget to wear a tie. It makes you look politiciany.
4. Don’t confuse the Prime Minister for a fried listener.
5. If you see a policeman remember to look smart, Boris Johnson might be near.
6. If you don’t know what to say, copy someone’s speech but change the words .
7. If you are going to make a rule, make sure you don’t follow it.
8. On your first morning don’t confuse the Prime Minister with the cleaner. The cleaner will never forgive you.
Five ways to eat Smarties
1. Throw one in the air and run around in circles, before going back to catch it in your mouth.
2. If your mum asks what you are doing, hide the sucked Smartie behind the sofa and tell her you are doing exercises and then go back for it the next day when it is covered in cushion fluff. Yum!
3. Tell your mum the orange ones are carrots and eat them with your mashed potato.
4. Put them into a machine till they are pulverised and then lick them up.
5. Roll one down the stairs and then race it to the bottom. When you get the bottom open your mouth and let it roll in. If the smartie is faster, say your goodbyes – your dog will catch it. OR If the smartie is faster eat it from the floor and don’t waste good food (don’t mind the dirt).
(and if people stare at you, especially old people, don’t worry)
By Amy (10), Florence (10), Khanh-My (9), Alice (8)
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