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All aboard as Gabriel rolls out his magic carpet and we set out to see the world through his eyes! It’s a world of everyday miracles – like red socks, rain and pop stars on TV. A stray dog finds a home, a child buries a prayer in the garden and often things just won’t behave– like the letter “S”, cups that drop and trousers that split. We learn that “Oopsy!” can be a very useful word! And we’re in no hurry to come down to earth again! Praise for Gabriel Fitzmaurice’s hugely successful series “Energetic and humorous” The Big Guide to Children’s Books “Real spontaneous fun” Ted Hughes “Tremendous insight” The Irish Independent
Once again, Gabriel Fitzmaurice's magic touch turns everyday experience to gold:
From bursting pimples to eating boiled eggs - Being bitten by a bee to swapping books - Being a bug or one of the 'Back of the Bus Gang' - From being bored to blowing bubbles in Boston Museum!
What do you do when there's a spider in your wellies, or a bird poops on your hair?
When your tooth falls into someone else's bag, or Sally gets sick on the bus?
When a monkey piddles on you in the zoo or your ticket just won't come out of that raffle box?
The poems in this delightful collection by Gabriel Fitzmaurice reflect the high spirits and humour of young people. Puppies abound as do all manner of childhood preoccupations – brothers and sisters, spiders, birthdays, nature walks, playing hide-and-seek, shadows, clowns, autumn leaves, tonsillectomies, Mums and Dads and Halloween. All appear in a totally unexpected way as if through the eyes of the child.
A collection of poems by the author of The Moving Stair.
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