A
Stegosaurus Is For Life
Animal Poems by Trevor Millum (Hands Up Books)
From reptiles
to rodents, dinosaurs to dogs, here is a book featuring creatures
and critturs of every shape and size. Yes, it's Trevor Millum's fantastic
new book of poems about about animals - and we have five copies to
award as prizes - plus a bumper bundle of six mixed poetry books for
the very best poem!
Here
are the winners!
Jennie Fox wins the bumper bundle for best poem. Well done, Jennie.
Thanks to everyone who entered. If your prize doesn't arrive in the
next two weeks, please let us know at the usual e-address.
Dragon
by Jennie Fox (aged 11)
From the heart of Hell he stole a burning ember
And made his breath.
He dug out diamonds and rubies
From mines in South Africa
To make his eyes.
To make his teeth he took daggered crystals
And curved ivory became his claws.
Carefully combining the speed of a cheetah
And the swiftness of the dolphin
He made his wings.
Then in the dead of night he crept
Down to the moonlit sea
And with nets made from golden wire he caught
A shoal of a thousand fish
And used their scales as his skin.
The dragon was made.
Slug
by Georgina Dolan (aged 6)
Once there
was a silly slug,
He jumped down a giant plug.
The slug said 'Give me a tug?'
Oh what a silly old slug.
My
Two Legged Lizard by Oliver Weaver
(aged 9)
My two
legged lizard can crack nuts with a pan.
Then he turns on a fan.
He can pick up the world's strongest man.
He can never get a tan.
My two legged lizard chases the milkman.
My two legged lizard jumps on a saucepan.
He always scares my gran.
Wonder
Dogs for Sale by Violet Macdonald (aged 12)
My dog
can't fly or run or skip,
Or drag to air a sinking ship,
He can't fly planes or sail a sub,
Or make things with a yoghurt tub,
He cannot talk or shake your hand,
He can't jump like a rubber band,
My dog can't drive or navigate,
Or on a stick balance a plate,
He can't even go for a walk,
Let alone draw with a chalk.
They said he could, when I bought him,
Wonder dogs, so fit and trim!
And now the streets are cleared of fog,
I'm not too sure it is a dog.
Dragon
Days by Stacey Kearney (aged 14)
'Tell us
a story, granddad,'
The little dragons roared
'About the army of humans
Out of which you soared.'
'Tell every
gory detail
Of how you fled that day
From the sharp swords they threw at you
As you raised great wings and flew away.'
'How you
battled with the humans
(And the part we like the most)
Their retreat from your raging fire
When you burned them all to toast.'
The old
adventurer smiled
And waved his scaly tail.
'All right children, settle down,
And listen to the tale.'
He ground
his primeval teeth
Near-blind eyes began to flood
As his mind and body drifted back,
To memories seared with blood.
'When dragons
were kings of the world
And days were built to last,
When magic was merely magic…'
'We know this bit!' they gasped.
'I left
the cave one morning
Looking for humans to eat
When suddenly, without warning,
I spied an army below my feet.'
'My teeth
as sharp as steel
On a new-born dragon's tongue
Fused with fire and brimstone,
I called, 'Come little humans, come.'
'The puny
soldiers faced me,
Waving swords in hand,
But dragon flames are fatal
Men lay strewn on char-grilled land'.
Absorbed
in his memories,
He was lost to reverie.
'Old granddad is a dreamer,'
The little dragons scorned with glee.
There was
laughing in the background
And lots of nudging too
'He's told that tale so often,
He now believes it's true'.
So they
left the old pensioner dreaming
With memories, haunting, strong
As he told of his adventures
From a time for which he longed.
Here are
the
RUNNERS UP
No prizes but a big Well Done!!!
My
Zebcat by Carmen Ffoulkes (aged
12)
Z ebra
stripes
E lephant legs
B aggy skin
C at's body
A mazing how unique
T he Zebcat is.
S nuggly and cute
R eally
a perfect pet
U nexpectedly though
L ashes out
E asily when
S leeping
Can you
work out whether my Zebcat is good or bad?
Dear
Swishy by Abi Evans
His name
is Swish and he's my best friend,
He's kept in my room, in a box under my bed.
He's my little secret, not even mum knows yet!
I love him to bits, he's my favourite pet.
I've got
lots of pets, a dog, a cat and a fish,
But none of them are as exciting as my little Swish.
When I let him out of his cardboard box,
He flies around my room, through the jumble of toys, rubbish and socks.
I love
my dear Swishy I love him so much!
But today mum found Swish while looking for the dog brush,
She said it was not safe for him living in a house with a cat!
Because you see Swish is a bat.
My Water-lurking
Friend by Clara Gaddie (aged 11)
My pet
lives within the water,
and she stays there all day long.
She grazes grass during the night,
and only then she leaves the pond.
Her legs are much like a tree stump.
Her skin is rough like leather.
She's got a color between gray and blue,
And a snout like no other.
Though it would be impolite,
Most would call her gigantic.
Although she's 13 feet from end to end,
She's still good enough to be, my hippo friend.
My
Pet Elephant by Thomas Weaver
(aged 9)
My pet elephant goes round
Destroying peoples houses
Running round the neighbourhood
Eating people's hanging baskets.
Also he can go roar
He can eat like a wild boar.
He can box like Rocky and two seconds later
You will hear a POW!
That's
me and my pet elephant.
My
Pet Squiggly-Doodle by Emma-Jo
Imber (aged 8)
My Squiggly-Doodle
has whiskers like a rabbit.
My Squiggly-Doodle has a very annoying habit.
My Squiggly-Doodle can swim like a fish.
My Squiggly-Doodle is known to give a wish.
My Squiggly-Doodle used to live in the wild.
My Squiggly-Doodle likes eating cheese that's mild.
My Squiggly-Doodle is simply the best.
But, my Squiggly-Doodle is better than the rest.
My
3-legged Tarantula by Chloe Ann
Perrin
My 3-legged
tarantula
Is the fastest ever seen
He's there and back as quick
As a bean
He helps me do my homework
1 2 3 and then he shines like the sun
After that we have some fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The
Froat by Claire Marsden (aged
12)
I am a
froat
a frog, a goat
I baa, I leap
but end up in a heap.
I wish
sometimes I wasn't a froat,
but the frog, or the goat.
That's tough luck, I am what I am
Half a tadpole and half a lamb!
My
Amazing Hamster by Celina Macdonald
My hamster
is an amazing sight.
Come closer, now. He will not bite.
He'll do a cartwheel just for you,
And then he will unlace your shoe.
He'll fight your dad, 'coz he is tough.
Just tell me when you've seen enough.
And while your father rubs his bruises
He'll wrestle with you, he never loses.
And then he'll jump above your head,
And scale the walls of the garden shed.
Now close your eyes, make all lights dim,
For he's shy when strangers look at him.
And then you'll see what he can do,
As he performs his act for you.
I'm afraid
we can't publish everyone's poems but here are the
Best Of The Rest
Well done everyone who entered.
Weird
Animal by Rebecca Pritchard
His big
round eyes
His big black nose
If you see him
Hide your toes.
His very strong wings
They fly him so high
But if he's near
Say goodbye.
His very large feet
Were made to defeat
So if I were you
I wouldn't compete.
His multicoloured fur
May occur
when he's
In a mood
I guess you know what he is
Yes you are so right
I hope I don't scare you much
But he's coming out tonight.
This RYADOGABIRDYREX
Is so, so complex
but just remember he's nothing
like a TYRANUSAURUS REX.
I've Got an Unusual Pet by Harvey
(aged 8)
I've got
an unusual pet
So I took him to the vet
He looked at it
And he was fit
It's just that he always knits.
Weird
But Wonderful by Joshua Beattie
(aged 8)
Bill has
a python
Same as Simon
Jill has a pig
With a huge wig
Pete has a duck
Who plays ice hockey with a puck
But I have the weirdest pet of all
It's a dinosaur I took to school.
Unusual
Animal by
Kyle Bryce-Borthwick
Slimy and
slippery
Stumps and rockeries
Oiled bottom
Cleaning with cotton
Destructive
glare
Scared stare
Eyes on sticks
Paved licks
Endless
swirl
Pointless twirl
Woodland leach
Tropical Beast
Cowpat
by James Dennison (aged 12)
Moo moo
moo
the cow took a poo.
It made me laugh
for I am just a calf.
Snail
by Ellie Palmer (aged 6)
Once there
was a sneaky snail,
He bounced on a brilliant whale.
He bit a white shark's tail,
Oh what a greedy old snail.
Frog
by Jimi Okunribido (aged 6)
Once there
was a fancy frog,
Trying to pick up a crazy log.
The crazy log ate a dog,
Oh what a dumb old frog.
Newt
by Juliette Thomas (aged 6)
Once there
was a funny newt,
He fell down a garbage shoot.
He wore some silly Wellington boots,
Oh what a cute nice little newt.
Shark
by Katie Gill (aged 6)
Once there
was a purple shark,
He went to Sutton Park.
He went into the dark,
Oh what a silly shark.
Slithering
Sliding and Skidding by Phoebe
Gordon (aged 9)
It's like
a worm but a much bigger thing!
It creeps through the night watching for prey
Or if it's tired in its lair it stays.
Mice, lambs anything it will eat!
It has a tail but has no feet!
It's much like a slimy slug but it has no shoulders so it can't shrug!
It has an appetite as big as a whale
And if you see it, it goes quite high on the scales.
It could be as patterned as a pretty dress
Or it could be as brown as an awful mess.
What is it?
My
Pet Zebra by Holly Freeman (aged
9)
My pet
zebra is quite steady but quite fast.
My zebra is white with black stripes.
It trots, it gallops and walks.
My zebra's tail is very fluffy and its mane is very fuzzy.
And that is my pet zebra!
Me
and My Monkey by Hannah Mehaffey
(aged 9)
Me and
my monkey
He can't talk
He is very unusual
I always take him for a walk
Me and
my monkey
He can swing from tree to tree
He can swing upside down
As if he was set free
Me and
my monkey
Looking at the sky
Standing on a bush
As if we could fly
My
Pet Camel by Lily Armer Kirk
It has
a hump on its back
It has got a really long tongue
It is slow and steady
It eats funny while it chomps
It is a fizzy mammal
Did you guess it is a camel?
My
Cheeky Chimp by Emily Studholme
(aged 8)
My cheeky
chimp is
very funny and quite fast
and never comes last
My cheeky
chimp likes
Running all around the house
But chasing a mouse
My cheeky
chimp likes
Eating lots and lots of food
And has a good mood.
Cheat
the Cheater by Daniel Price (aged 7)
Cheat the
cheater lives in a cage
Cheat the cheater cheats in games
Cheat the cheater has razor sharp jaws
Cheat the cheater eats with his claws
Cheat the cheater is so fast
Cheat the cheater is so exiting
Cheat the cheater!
My
Pet Shark by Joe Grange (aged
8)
I have
a shark
who can bark
and his name is Mark.
I am sure
he is a shark
but you never know
He can
bark
just like a dog.
My
Cheeky Chimpanzee by Alex Browning (aged 9)
I've got
a chimpanzee that picks his nose!
I taught him how to pose.
I've got a chimpanzee
Who knows where to go for a wee
I've got
a Chimpanzee who cooks my tea
But has fleas
My Chimpanzee is like my mother
And smells like my brother.
I've got
a Chimpanzee who is almost nine
But he's very fine
My Chimpanzee sleeps in my bed
Berries is all he gets fed
My
Pet Monkey by Alex Steenson (aged 8)
My pet
monkey is really funky
My pet monkey climbs up trees
My pet monkey sleeps in a cage
My pet monkey swings on trees
My pet monkey eats a lot of food
My pet monkey jumps a lot
My
Baby Monkey by Faye Jones (aged
8)
I have a baby monkey
Who is very funky?
I have a baby monkey who sleeps in a tree,
And works like a busy bee,
I have a baby monkey who is very happy,
But she is very snappy,
I have a baby monkey who eats bananas,
But does not like Lana's
Koala
by Sasara Nagiri (aged 8)
I am a
baby koala.
I am hanging on the branch.
I can climb high.
So I am a koala.
I always
hang tight to my mum.
I always eat my favourite food.
I love climbing trees.
So I am a koala.
I love
to eat leaves for dinner.
I make lots of friends.
I have lots of friends in the wood.
So I am a koala.
My
Crok Dinow by Connie Cottle (aged 7)
My crok
dinow is as tall as the clouds
he tells me if it is going to rain or not
but he always tells me if it is going to be hot
We always stick together
No matter where we go
But sometimes when he growing
It is mostly in the snow
After Fred finishes growing
He lets me ride on his back.
My
Pet Dragon by Tom Webb (aged 9)
Dragons
are dangerous
Roars firstly
Around the castle
Going round and round
On every day of the year
Nobody likes dragons but I do
My
Blue Spotted Dog by Jack Gibblen
(aged 7)
My dog
is a puppy.
I love my dog.
My dog likes to play football
because it is like playing fetch.
His name is going to be dot.
Because he has spots.
Zoo
by Georgia Whitbread (aged 10)
The monkey shouts Boo
When we're at the zoo
The elephants go on a walk
While the Zebras just talk
Giraffes like to laugh
And the rhinos like to bath
The kangaroos jump
When we go over a speed bump
The reptiles are scary
And the porcupines are hairy
The lions roar
While the keeper shuts the door
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