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Roger McGough

    November 9, 1937
    Roger McGough
    100 best poems for children : chosen by children
    Comic Stories
    Collected Poems
    Over to You!
    Noah's Ark
    Until I Met Dudley
    • 2023

      A witty and amusing take on the story of Noah by Roger McGough - one of the world's favourite children's poets

      All Aboard the Ark
    • 2022

      A brand new collection for children from beloved poet, writer and broadcaster - Roger McGoughJust when you are ready to write your first poem, along come the words and cause mayhem! 'Poems can be like that sometimes,' says Roger McGough.Here Roger's witty poems take you from school and home to places far and wide, and back again just in time to finish the poem you first started.

      Over to You!
    • 2021

      100 Best Christmas Poems for Children

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      This delightful children's poetry anthology brings together the 100 Best Christmas Poems for Children, edited and introduced by Roger McGough.

      100 Best Christmas Poems for Children
    • 2021

      Safety in Numbers

      • 112 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      3.7(54)Add rating

      This is not the time for adultery.Your lover will fail to be impressed,not so much by the face maskand stale musk of sanitizing gel,but your flouting of the rules.At once funny and moving, Safety in Numbers is the new collection from the nation's favourite poet. Traversing new yet timeless terrain with his signature wit and intimacy, Roger McGough brings to life the very strangeness of our timesFrom lost tongues and violins to rising oceans, from adulterers in lockdown to ghosts in line, we may live in dark times and yet find ourselves laughing. From surprising angles and with unexpected voices, McGough, 'a trickster you can trust', reveals the telling moments of our lives._______________PRAISE FOR ROGER MCGOUGH'A witty and ingenious chronicler of British life with a deftness and agility that is hard to beat' Poetry Society'The patron saint of poetry' Carol Ann Duffy'McGough has done for poetry what champagne does for weddings' Time Out

      Safety in Numbers
    • 2020

      Crocodile Tears

      • 40 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A wonderfully zany tale from the inimitable Roger McGough

      Crocodile Tears
    • 2020

      A witty and mischievous tale inspired by The Wind in the Willows, from renowned poet Roger McGough.Mr Toad has a shiny gold coin. He gives it to Miss Mole to pay for a room in her hotel. Now Miss Mole can pay Sam Stoat for painting the hotel, and Sam Stoat can pay back Mr Badger ... until the coin might just end up back where it started! From renowned poet Roger McGough and Kate Greenaway Medal winner Mini Grey, this is an inspired and witty tale featuring beloved characters from The Wind in the Willows.

      Money-Go-Round
    • 2019

      Joinedupwriting

      • 96 pages
      • 4 hours of reading
      3.7(58)Add rating

      AN EXUBERANT NEW COLLECTION FROM ONE OF BRITAIN'S BEST LOVED POETS 'The patron saint of poetry' Carol Ann Duffy For more than fifty years, Roger McGough has entranced generations of readers with poetry which is at once playful and poignant, intimate and ambitious in its scope. From forgotten friendships and the idiosyncrasies of family life, to the trauma of war right through to contemporary politics, joinedupwriting explores the human experience in all its shades of light and dark, but always with McGough's signature wit and style. This is the nation's favourite poet at his very finest. 'McGough has done for poetry what champagne does for weddings' Time Out

      Joinedupwriting
    • 2012

      Until I Met Dudley

      • 32 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      4.7(32)Add rating

      Through the perspective of Dudley, a techno-wizard dog, readers are introduced to familiar machines and everyday technology in a fun and engaging way. This unique approach combines humor and education, making complex concepts accessible and entertaining for all ages. Dudley's insights help demystify the workings of various devices, fostering curiosity and understanding of the technological world around us.

      Until I Met Dudley
    • 2011

      Touto knihou se českým čtenářům představuje jedna z nejzajímavějších postav současné britské literatury. Básník, performer, dramatik, scénárista a autor knih pro děti Roger McGough (* 1937 v Liverpoolu) si za padesát let svého nepřetržitého působení na literární, hudební a divadelní scéně vysloužil jak přízeň čtenářského a posluchačského publika, tak i respekt kritiky.

      Někdo přijde a udělá to za mě líp
    • 2005

      Comic Stories

      • 220 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.0(12)Add rating

      A side-splitting selection Following the extraordinary success of Funny Stories, this second volume of rib-tickling tales contains another collection guaranteed to raise a laugh. With old favourites like Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Richmal Crompton's William, as well as contributions from Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, Terry Jones and Michael Rosen, this book has a wide-ranging selection of the funniest stories from around the world. Young readers will love Comic Stories

      Comic Stories