Sky Surfing is a super little poetry book crammed with fun, thoughtful and clever poems and illustrations for children. It’s edited and lovingly put together by Jonathon Humble who runs the fantastic The Dirigible Balloon poetry website.
I’m so very proud that The Great Yule Yeti poem has found a home amongst Sky Surfing’s pages. She is extremely happy to be there with a fake moustache and orange socks!
She is in good company, with the likes of the fantastic feathery poem The Corvid Queen, written by Karla Jane, illustrated by Jason Chapman.
I loved the quiet joy in My Poem is Better Than Your Poem by Philip Ardagh, as well as the hopeful Wish You Were Here by Attie Lime. Tugs and Tales, written by Hazel Knox and illustrated by Chris Riddell, turns a bad hair day into a wonderful thing – and look at those dragons!
How Does the Moon Smell? by Jesse Anna Bornemann really got my nose twitching, and The Last Leaf made me wish there were more trees in Orkney! Monday Is…, written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Fintan Taite, is a pure delight.
Last, but certainly not least, Colin West’s poetry and illustrations are always bursting with fun. I particularly loved Ouch! – so true! Thank you Colin for championing poetry the way you do!
Sky Surfing is available to buy from The Dirigible Balloon Shop. All profits go to Juvenile Arthritis Research (JAR). A great book for a great cause!
Thank you for reading – yeti hugs to you all!
Ellen