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You're Not Going Out Like That!

By Paul Cookson

When hats, hair and muddy clothes cause chaos, who’ll dare choose the most outrageous outfit?

funny playful cheeky rhyming

Genres

Humour Poetry/Verse Friendship/Family

What is You're Not Going Out Like That! about?

A lively collection of comic poems about clothes, costumes and fashion disasters. Children, parents, pets, grandparents and teachers all find themselves involved in arguments over hats, hairstyles, muddy outfits and wonderfully embarrassing things to wear. With playful rhymes, surprising twists and plenty of cheeky observations, the poems celebrate the everyday battles that happen when someone insists on going out dressed in something outrageous. Funny, energetic and easy to share aloud, this anthology turns dressing up into a source of endless amusement.

About the author

Paul Cookson is a much-loved British poet who has written lots of funny and lively poems for children. He is well known for his collection 'The Works'. Paul often visits schools to perform his poems and loves making children laugh with his imaginative and entertaining verses.

Pages

83 pages

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2003

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