Doughnuts, Thieves and Chimpanzees

About this book

This is a poetry collection with a twist from Wales’ Children’s Laureate. As always with Wharton, this collection is a celebration of the power and playfulness of words with fun-filled poems such as ‘Horse on the Loo’ coupled with more thought-provoking poems such as ‘Anywhere’. The poems, along with engaging illustrations from Rhi Smith, make this a great first poetry book for young readers. However, this is a collection with a difference – the reader is encouraged not only to read but to give creating poems a go too. Dotted in between poems are child-friendly explanations and prompts to encourage readers to give writing poetry a try for themselves!