Miss Winter's Demise and Other Crimes Against Poetry
by Paul Minton
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Pub Date 28 Jan 2018 | Archive Date 12 Feb 2018
Troubador Publishing Ltd | Matador
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Description
Miss Winter’s Demise and Other Crimes Against Poetry is the debut collection of poems from Paul Minton exploring a wide range of themes and subjects. The book contains poems about strange things like a dog with too many legs, a boy who turns into a bird and even superheroes armed with the powers of bad breath and dandruff. There are rhymes about flying farm animals, extremely polite pirates and a newspaper especially for ghosts. And then there is the curious tale of Miss Winter’s demise in which the mystery of her spontaneous combustion is finally explained... Or is it? Written in a quirky and humorous style, Miss Winter’s Demise and Other Crimes Against Poetry also contains a number of illustrations that will help to fire the reader’s imagination. Each poem rhymes and concludes with a surprising twist or comic punchline. Inspired by the work of Spike Milligan and comparable to that of Kenn Nesbitt and Shel Silverstein, Paul’s debut book will appeal to young readers aged 9 and over, as well as adult readers with a good sense of humour.
A Note From the Publisher
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781788034807 |
| PRICE | US$5.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 200 |
Featured Reviews
Rogene C, Educator
An adorably illustrated and written children's collection that is very useful for teachers.
catherine h, Reviewer
I love "bad " poetry that's good! Not sure what age would enjoy this, I'm an old woman and I'd buy it for a grandchild whom I thought would appreciate it! Adults might like them just as well and they might well study them in college someday - who can tell? Just plain silliness! Kudos to the mattress and pillows, etc... as they helped the author write this funny little book!
Anita C, Reviewer
I enjoyed this book of silly, nonsensical, and irreverent poems. It is so reminiscent of Edward Lear's limericks. A fun and entertaining read.
Reviewer 403308
This is a cute poetry book targeted towards children that I thought was pretty cute. The poems are all about various random topics but all things that are appropriate for kids. Depending on your definition of cursing, there may be considered some mild cursing in here but it's very brief. For this reason, and the fact there are some harder vocabulary words in it, I'd probably not recommend this for kids just learning to read, but more for kids growing into chapter books. Sadly I didn't feel I could rate the book higher than 3 of 5 stars because I didn't feel like there was much to set the poems apart from other contemporary works but they were cute and I enjoyed the book.
I would like to thank the publisher, author, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.
