Gez Walsh burst onto the poetry scene in 1997 armed with his first collection of children's verse, The Spot on My Bum: Horrible Poems for Horrible Children, which was rapidly to become a cult classic. Written in response to his dyslexic son's need for stimulating, approachable reading material, Gez decided to use humour as his tool to encourage interest. Quickly realising he'd hit on a successful method of providing reluctant readers with enthusiasm, Gez's world of laughter sprang into life. Soon it was not only his son enjoying hilarious performances of these poems but a much wider audience of enthusiasts at schools, festivals, book signings and charity events.
KRAX 40 2003 Silly poetry books for ages 7 to 10 years old are the speciality of The King's England Press. Mums and Dads might feel that they're lacking in taste-but kids know better. It doesn't matter if you don't understand the parody aspect of some pieces - Arnie the Termite Hater for example - as kids have the imagination to see humour brighter than any cartoon strip Here is a book of poems that children will respond to and read and any book that encourages that and perhaps opens the door to books for children has to be good addition to the bookshelf. reviewer: Jim Bennett. NEW HOPE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW ON-LINE
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