Poems like The Water in the Glass You’re Holding Right Now are filled with wonder, while others such as Paean, Weird Cake or Some Other Names for Rain are brilliant imagination-firers. Some are funny, others reflective, others informative – it’s an eclectic and exciting mix which taps into so many popular and familiar topics for children. The use of language is great – the rhythm, repetition and the way the words trip over your tongue, these poems beg to be read aloud. There’s a great mix of styles too, and it would be perfect for use in schools lending itself well to both independent reading, class read-alouds or as a springboard for talk, creative exercises and of course poetry!