Giles Andreae

Presents a series of poems about some of the creatures that live in the garden.

A boy describes all the things he loves about his mother and the times they share.

The chimpanzees of a colorless and boring town defy their grumpy mayor and make Drabsville, now named Happytown, fun again.

There are many different types of families but none so unusual as this one - it includes a dinosaur! It's not every day that a dinosaur takes up residence! Of course, it's lots of fun because dinosaur loves to join in. He loves to bake and paint, he adores singing and skipping and he thinks school is really great. But dinosaurs are different, for one thing they are very big and sometimes very clumsy, so wherever dinosaur goes chaos is always sure...

I love you, Father Christmas, in your big red suit, with your brith silver buckle and your black shiny boots! All the excitement of a family Christmas is perfectly captured through one little child's joyful enthusiasm.