The Poetry Zone shop is now closed. But there are plenty of direct links to amazon and Rabbit Press elsewhere in the Poetry Zone. Look in Interviews. Teachers - try Latest Books in the teacher's section. Here are my books currently available (click to be sent to amazon or Rabbit Press) (and Rachel Rooney's) - Roger Stevens.

Best Of Roger Stevens - Audio CD
(Macmillan Digital Audio)
It features Roger reading his most popular (and favourite) poems.

Why Otters Don't Wear Socks by Roger Stevens
Macmillan Children's Books 88pp

This poetry book contains: laughs (including chuckles, guffaws and grins); sad moments (some); thrills (many); rhymes; haikus; rude words; adjectives (assorted); made up words (including wham-wig); nonsense and a fat penguin called Pete.

The Monster That Ate the Universe by Roger Stevens
Macmillan Children's Books 88pp

Not-very-scary Monsters, Hallowe'en, snow, dim dinosaurs, love, rocket science, embarrassing parents and a school for chickens. All human life and some odd animal life can be found here in Roger Stevens' funny, sad, serious and strange new collection of poems.

A truly glorious collection of poems... guaranteed to lift the spirits while running through a rollercoaster of emotions - The Brighton Argus

Five stars. A great collection of often deceptively clever poems.
- Books For Keeps

On My Way To School I Saw a Dinosaur
by Roger Stevens
Illustrated by Michael Leigh
Hands Up Books 68pp £4.99 ISBN 0-9542710-6-8

Roger’s first collection of poems for younger readers follows a year in the life of Frog Class. Find out what happens when a dinosaur comes to school; what lives in the school pond; how Billy’s worm escapes; and where the dog that jumped over the moon really landed.

Great hilarity in the staffroom this lunchtime. It's just great to have been mortified in poetry twice again - and to have copped for an illustration too?!!! Brilliant poems. I'll be in touch soon to place orders (personal and school)! - Mr Walton

The Secret Life of Pants
Poems chosen by Roger Stevens
Published by A and C Black
These poems about pants (and other things besides) are grouped under five themed chapters - poems to make you laugh, to drive you mad, to make you sick, to scare you, and thoughtful/serious or sad poems - and are in a wide variety of genres and styles, from haiku and limericks, to sonnets and sestinas. And, of course, there are some poems about pants!
A pant-astically absorbing collection of new poems to pamper oneself with… ACHUKA
Funny, moving and thoughtful poems make this a great collection for sharing. The Bookseller’s Children’s Guide

The Journal of Danny Chaucer (Poet) by Roger Stevens
(A Dolphin Paperback - from Orion ) 125pp
For teenagers...
(Featured as the afternoon play on BBC Radio 4 in June 2003)
Stevens' verse is jaunty, knowing and tart and he gets right inside the dark, dark corners of the adolescent male mind.
The Guardian 29th May 2002
Using a series of Danny's poems and some lyrics he writes for a band, the story takes us through a year of his life. The compact sentences and sharp language, the insights into the desires and agonies of a teenage boy and the contemporary cultural references make this a funny and innovative work The Bookseller 21 September 2001

I Did Not Eat The Goldfish by Roger Stevens
Illustrations by Jane Eccles (Macmillan Children's Books) 88pp Now out of print. But second hand copies can be found on amazon.

This first collection from Roger Stevens covers well-worn, child-centred subjects such as family, friends, school and pets. It could be very predictable, yet the poet exudes word energy and fresh humour. Seven to eleven year olds will like the poet's surprise stances and original viewpoints. He is an engaging new voice in the world of verse, and will win readers' approval with his fresh humour and quirky originality
- Junior Education October 2002

Taking My Human For a Walk
Poems by Pets - chosen by Roger Stevens
(Macmillan Children's Books)
Have you ever wondered what your pets really think of you? Taking My Human For a Walk reveals the truth at last!

(Out of print. But second hand copies can be found on amazon.)

Prop this anthology open beside your rabbit hutch, fish bowl, bird cage or dog house and listen as your pet barks, chirps or recites along with you. Irish Times July 2003

Vikings Don't Wear Pants by Roger Stevens and Celia Warren
Excellently illustrated by Michael Leigh (King's England Press) 64pp

The poetry book that puts the fun back into History! Find out why you should never swim in the moat, how Henry the Eighth went to bed and why teeth used to catch fire. The smells, the nasty bits, and all things horrid from times long past are brought you in this tasty volume of verse.

I'm Not Telling You by Rachel Rooney
Illustrated by Hannah Bryan (Rabbit Press) 58pp

Rachel Rooney is a refreshing new voice in the world of children's poetry and this is her first solo collection. Some serious poems, quirky poems and funny poems. Order it direct from Rabbit Press

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