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Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs

Hardback

Main Details

Title Old Toffer's Book of Consequential Dogs
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Christopher Reid
Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:112
Dimensions(mm): Height 224,Width 298
Category/GenrePoetry
Poetry by individual poets
ISBN/Barcode 9780571334100
ClassificationsDewey:821.92
Audience
General
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 2 September 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

I've rounded up a rowdy assembly Of my own Consequential Dogs As counterparts to Eliot's mogs. Mine are a rough and ready bunch: You wouldn't take them out to lunch . . . But if they strike you as friendly, funny, Full of bounce and fond of a romp, Forgetful of poetic pomp, I trust you'll take them as you find them And, at the very least, not mind them. This wonderfully witty and varied collection, illustrated in full-colour by the brilliant Sara Ogilvie, is perfect for younger readers to appreciate. A book that will be enjoyed by generations to come, perfect for reading together!

Author Biography

Christopher Reid is the author of many books of poems, including A Scattering (winner of the Costa Book of the Year Award 2009), The Song of Lunch, Nonsense and The Curiosities. For his first collection of poems for children, All Sorts, he received the Signal Award 2000. From 1991 to 1999 he was Poetry Editor at Faber & Faber, where T.S. Eliot once worked. His Letters of Ted Hughes appeared in 2007 and he is now editing a selection of Seamus Heaney's correspondence for publication in a few years' time. Sara Ogilvie was born in Edinburgh and now lives in Newcastle. She graduated with an illustration/printmaking degree and PG diploma from Edinburgh College of Art. She has won numerous awards for her work including a Commonwealth heads of Government commission, presented to Nelson Mandela, HRH the Queen and heads of State. Her work is inspired by words, street life, antiquities, posters, old wives tales, household appliances, carpets, masks, trying to spell sounds, packaging, old second-hand bookshops and pedestrian oddballs.

Reviews

"Enchanting book." -- Oldie Magazine "The poems are more than worthy of the master." -- Tablet "Clever, witty, and with a seemingly effortless mastery of numerous poetic forms, these poems fizz off the page." -- Carousel Magazine