All Together Now: Collected Poems

Exuberance is the keynote in this varied, full-of-surprises collection from a poet renowned for her fun and inventiveness. Michaela Morgan is adept at putting an original twist on a familiar theme or situation, creating the kind of pleasure-shock that children love. Here you will find a performance poem on how to perform a poem; and fresh takes abound on topics such as food, monsters, animals, friends ... There are poems on some special people, including Mary Anning, fossil finder; Walter Tull, first black professional footballer; and Malala Yousafzaia, hero of our times. Inspiration, laughter and encouragement run through these pages, perfectly matched by Nick Sharratt’s masterly illustrations.

Michaela Morgan has been a writer since childhood. Her books include fiction and non-fiction for children, as well as poetry. She is editor of and contributor to Wonderland: Alice in Poetry, shortlisted for the UK CLiPPA Poetry Award. She is much in demand for her readings and workshops, which encourage children to make and perform their own poems. Nick Sharratt is the illustrator of almost 300 books as well as being an author in his own right. He studied Illustration at Manchester Polytechnic and Graphic Design at St Martin’s School of Art in London. Authors he has worked with include Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen, and Dame Jacqueline Wilson. He lives in London.