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Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers
Welcome to my poetry blog for kids and teachers! I believe that poetry is a wonderful way to inspire creativity and imagination in young minds. My poetry blog for kids features a variety of poems, from silly and fun to thought-provoking and meaningful. I hope you enjoy reading and sharing these poems with your students and children.
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The Klangaroo: a wild and wacky kangaroo and robot story for kids.
The Klangaroo: a wild and wacky robot story for kids
Mark Bird
Jan 231 min read
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Introducing The Klangaroo: A Sneak Peek at My Upcoming Children's Picture Book!
I'm very excited to announce my new picture book is out later this year! It's already been fully illustrated by the brilliant Chris...
Mark Bird
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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Get a signed copy of my picture book 'Halloween Date From Hell' for only £5.99 including P&P
I have limited copies available of mine and Chris White's picture book, 'Halloween Date From Hell' for only £5.99 including postage and...
Mark Bird
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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"Trouble At The Dinosaur Café" picture book by Brian Moses and Hunt Emerson
I was very excited to receive an advance copy of this new picture book, "Trouble At The Dinosaur Cafe" from Ventorros Press and I wasn't...
Mark Bird
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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Mark Bird (aka Dreambeastpoems) interviewed on the BBC about his book, "Halloween Date From Hell"
It was great to be interviewed on BBC Radio London last night about my debut picture book, "Halloween Date From Hell." I was nervous but...
Mark Bird
Nov 1, 20221 min read
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"Halloween Date From Hell" read by Mark Bird
As the witching hour approaches, I thought it was time to read my new Halloween book to you all. Find out what happens when a wickedly,...
Mark Bird
Oct 25, 20221 min read
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🎃 Win a copy of my new book: Halloween Date From Hell 🧟♂️ 🧙♀️
Hello everybody, I have copies of my new book to giveaway! The story tells us of wicked witch who needs a date for Halloween. Eventually,...
Mark Bird
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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Halloween Date From Hell by Mark Bird and Chris White
I've waited all my life for my first book to be released. The journey to get here has involved every single human emotion in existence...
Mark Bird
Oct 12, 20221 min read
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The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles
Thank you to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Realm of Smaller Things by Kent Knowles. You can follow Kent on ...
Mark Bird
Apr 21, 20222 min read
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The Slow Superhero
Thanks to Ventorros Press for sending me an advance copy of The Slow Superhero, written by Sarah Surgey and illustrated by Sayani...
Mark Bird
Feb 2, 20221 min read
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Little Flower by Jenny Rumney
Thanks to Ventorros Press for sending me an advanced copy of Little Flower by Jenny Rumney. Once again, Ventorros Press proudly release a...
Mark Bird
Dec 29, 20211 min read
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If I Could Give You The Moon by Ffion Jones
I was lucky enough to see an advance copy of the magical and affecting "I Give You The Moon" by author Ffion Jones with joyous...
Mark Bird
Oct 19, 20211 min read
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Halloween Date From Hell to be published as a picture book 2022
I am extremely excited to announce that Ventorros Press will be publishing my poem Halloween Date From Hell in 2022. The brilliant Chris...
Mark Bird
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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Believing in Yourself Poem: 'If I Were Me' - Embrace Your True Self
It's wonderful to see your poems used, but when a charity is using them for a good cause, that is #proud with bells on. I love these hand...
Mark Bird
Jul 19, 20211 min read
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Minibeast Art
A simple idea, elevated by getting the children to draw on the pages of an old book. What language is this? All I know, it looks...
Mark Bird
Jun 24, 20211 min read
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DreambeastPoems: New Illustrations by Chris White
Sometimes the world wide web can be such a playground of positivity, shining so bright, that the negativity that snaps from our screens...
Mark Bird
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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Beautiful Oops by Barney Salzberg
As part of Children's Mental Health Week 2021, Barlby Primary School used the inspirational 'Beautiful Oops!' by Barney Saltzberg to...
Mark Bird
Mar 30, 20211 min read
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Sir Captain Tom Moore inspiring the next generation
Another day at school, another inspiring work of creativity arrives in the hands of a proud eleven year old. Like Mo-A's poems earlier in...
Mark Bird
Mar 24, 20212 min read
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Chris White on the Web
Yesterday was brilliant. Don't you just love fun-filled, love-drenched brilliant days? Why so good? First one of my pupils came to school...
Mark Bird
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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Timothy Grimothy - He'd Not Had A Bath All Year!
What's it like to be the filthiest, dirtiest, grimiest boy in the world ? As a kid, I had to be more or less cattle-prodded into the bath...
Mark Bird
Mar 9, 20212 min read
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