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The Flying Machine of Dreams

Name: The Flying Machine of Dreams
ISBN: 9781915659989

By Kate Wakeling

Seventeen playful poems reveal extraordinary wonders hiding in ordinary days—if you know where to look.

playful · imaginative · funny · colourful

Genres

Poetry/Verse Nature Humour

What is The Flying Machine of Dreams about?

Climb aboard a magical flying machine and journey through seventeen playful poems about the wonders of everyday life. Meet a frog on roller-skates and a zebra on a scooter in the Magnificent Race of the Animals, discover six ways to look at a leaf, marvel at bubbles, make a cosy den and search for secret night animals. With lively rhythms, surprising ideas and imaginative illustrations, this collection invites young readers to notice, question and celebrate the world around them.

About the author

Kate Wakeling is a poet and writer who loves creating poems full of imagination and wonder. Her book 'Moon Juice' won the CLiPPA Poetry Award and is filled with fun and surprising poems for children. Kate enjoys playing music and exploring new ideas, hoping her poems inspire you to see the world in a different way.

Pages

32 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2027

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