Book description
Following on from the terrific success of A Wayne in a Manger, Gervase
Phinn has collected together from his bestselling Dales books his
favourite stories about children, and included some poems from his
popular Puffin poetry books. In this humorously illustrated book, the
stories have one thing in common the wonderfully funny (and usually
innocent) things that children say. Whether they are stories about
children who cannot read very well but know the names of all the breeds
of sheep or children who are more privileged (coming to school in a
Wolls-Woyce), they are simply delightful. This heart-warming book will
not only enchant you, it will make you look at life through a child s
eyes and that s quite a special thing. Gervase Phinn is a teacher,
freelance lecturer, author, poet, schools inspector, educational
consultant, and visiting professor of education but none of these is
as important to him as his family. Over the years, Gervase taught in a
range of schools before moving to North Yorkshire where he spent 10
years as a schools inspector. As well as writing for adults, Gervase is
also a successful children s author published by Puffin. He lives with
his family near Doncaster.
