Lou Peacock is lucky enough to have one of the best jobs in the world: ‘Publishing Director of Picture Books’ at Nosy Crow. She has a degree in English Literature from Oxford University, and over twenty years’ experience in children’s publishing. She started her editorial career working on novelty books, but has focussed on picture books and poetry for the last 15 years. She often puts her author hat on to write picture books for Nosy Crow and has a notebook full of scribbled ideas.
<p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px;">A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><b style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; font-weight: 500;"></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading aloud to share even more side-splitting hilarity with family and friends. Whether it’s a poem about socks or spaniels, eggs or elephants, this bright and brilliant collection will bring you cheer and laughter every day.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 300; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">The spectacular range of poems for children includes work by John Agard, Maya Angelou, Hilaire Belloc, Brian Bilston, Lucille Clifton, Wendy Cope, Roald Dahl, Edward Lear, Spike Milligan, Ogden Nash, Grace Nichols, Jack Prelutsky, Michael Rosen, Christina Rossetti, Benjamin Zephaniah and many more.</p><p><span style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246);"></span></p><p style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; margin: 1em 0px; color: rgb(43, 43, 43); font-family: davis, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: rgb(249, 248, 246);">A wonderful gift for all ages, this beautifully produced anthology includes luxurious cloth binding and ribbon marker.</p>