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Poetry Pizza Poetry PizzaSimon Mole, illustrated by Tom McLaughlinOtter-Barry Books There’s a plethora of playful poems and some more serious ones to be found in this first collection for older children by Simon Mole. Of the light-hearted offerings, one I particularly like is The Blop. It starts…

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Poetry Pizza Poetry PizzaSimon Mole, illustrated by Tom McLaughlinOtter-Barry Books There’s a plethora of playful poems and some more serious ones to be found in this first collection for older children by Simon Mole. Of the light-hearted offerings, one I particularly like is The Blop. It starts by describing a hot bath and its effects: ‘When the bath’s so hot / that your cheeks turn pink / and the steam is so thick / you can’t see.And your eyes are only half open anyway / because they feel so droopy / because you feel so droopy / that you can’t get out of the bath / … In our house, we call that / The Blop.’ If anything should encourage children to invent their own words for things, that’s surely it. http://redreadinghub.blog/2026/02/25/poetry-pizza/