As a teacher and poet, I wanted to write something to help children explore the power of synonyms in a fun and engaging way. You could get your class of children to become chefs and write their own Giggle Cafe Menu. After that, the possibilities are endless... The Anger Cafe Menu The Happy Cafe Menu The Sad Cafe Menu The Smelly Cafe Menu The Disgusting Cafe Menu The Slimy Cafe Menu etc etc etc Let me know in the comments box if your fun favourite is missing from the laugh synonym menu. The Giggle Café Menu   Starter   A Chortle of Cheese with Dollops of Chuckle Chutney or   A ..read more

I don't write enough poems for young children, especially now I have such a ball working with them in Nursery. Hopefully, this action poem for kids will get them whirring and stirring. Thank you to Love2Read with Miss Ellis for choosing it as Poem of the Week on her brilliant YouTube Channel. You must check it out! Now everyone on your feet and get ready to stir! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ3uI-IMt84&ab_channel=Love2ReadwithMissEllis ..read more

I'm very excited to announce my new picture book is out later this year! It's already been fully illustrated by the brilliant Chris White who also illustrated my debut children's picture book, Halloween Date From Hell. You'll get an essence of what visual joy awaits you inside the book from the promo image below. The Klangaroo will be published by HB Publishing House who have been so hands-on during the whole process. They publish children's picture books and adult fiction too. Check them out! First, the blurb ... Two baby kangaroos, one wacky inventor and a gigantic robot have ..read more

Why change, when everything you have is all you need? A New Year's Resolution Poem #BeMoreYou Be More You (New Year’s Resolution) This New Year choose honesty choose to love who you can be   Don’t believe you’re not all that just because your abs aren’t flat   This New Year see what you’ve got Build on that Not what you’re not   Don’t believe you’re wrong or strange or to fit you have to change This New Year Chin up, chest out Recapture what you’re all about   Don’t believe that you have failed just because some ships have sailed   If last year was quite a quest Take a ..read more

I have limited copies available of mine and Chris White's picture book, 'Halloween Date From Hell' for only £5.99 including postage and packing. I am very happy to sign the book with a specified dedication. Find out what happens when a wicked witch goes on a date with an unsuspecting zombie on Halloween. For orders, signing requests and payment methods, contact me directly at ,dreambeastpoems@yahoo.com or via my blog's ,contact page,. See the reviews and cover art below... Thanks, Mark Yvette Fielding - TV's 'first lady of the paranormal' and Queen of Halloween said: ",I'm in LOVE with this b ..read more

I love playing with words in poetry. This food-themed wordplay poem for children is all about those leafy greens. Lettuce Pray I know you’re a little gem but the facts romaine life is chard so lettuce pray Mark Bird ..read more

For a few children, school is home and home is school. This poem for kids about going back to school explores those two contrasting realities. #backtoschool #TEACHers #students #school #poetrytwitter #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity Going Back I’ve got my pencil I’ve got my pen I’m back at school I’m me again I draw new pictures I write new words I’m back at school I’m seen, I’m heard I’ve got no pencil I’ve got no pen I’m back at home I’m scared again I draw no pictures I write no words I’m back at home Unseen, unheard Mark Bird ..read more

Alliteration is a fun and easy way to get kids into writing poetry. How many animals can you get your class of children to alliterate? Get them to imagine and list all the creatures they wouldn't want crawling around their clothes. Can they add a twist at the end, where something that seems horrible turns into a positive ... an alliteration poem for kids, written by kids? Sounds super! Tarantulas In My Trunks Tarantulas in my trunks Swordfish in my socks Scorpions in my slippers Crocodiles in my Crocs Mosquitoes in my mittens Vipers in my vest Roaches in my ribbons Ducklings in my dress Lobste ..read more

So here we go again, #TheFullStopDay is upon us. I thought I'd post a video of me reading my Year 6, primary school leavers poem, dedicated to all of those children preparing to leave the wonder years of primary school, ready for the next chapter of their lives. That last day of primary school is an unforgettable day, where eight heady, steady, informative and inspirational years culminate in six final, fateful memory-drenched hours. Good luck you all! Enjoy your life, work hard and chase your dreams until you catch them! Love Dreambeast Poems x https://video.wixstatic.com/video/727296_8e4843e ..read more

I've always loved sweets (or candy). I'm 52 years old and I still cant pass a Pick and Mix station without wanting to fill a bag with a hundred sweets that will cost me a week's pay This poem was very tough to research! Poor me, I had to buy every bag of #Haribo in the supermarket, sort every shape and then tongue-taste every type and texture. It's hard work writing poems This poem about sweets and candy is for all of you Haribo obsessives out there! Love, Dreambeast Poems XXX P.S. Teaching Idea: Get your class to highlight and use all of the synonyms for 'Eat' in my poem and explore puns and ..read more