My Current Poetry Books & How to Buy Them

Please support an author and buy my books directly from me. I’ll sign/dedicate them at no extra cost. For full details of how to order and pay please email me: neal@cccpworkshops.co.uk

Small Poems for Big Imaginations. My 14th poetry book, published by Otter-Barry, is very special. It’s a collection of 56 very short poems to engage the less-keen child reader as well as those who are already book converts. As always, there’s plenty of word play and humour along with some more thoughtful poems included inside. As with all of my books, many of the poems are suitable for performance too. Ages 6-12, £9.

Chicken in the Kitchen (Neal Zetter’s Greatest Hits). This collection features my most popular poems as requested by children during my last 20+ years of school visits. All poems are from my first ten books with one of my publishers (Troika) and yes, the 'banana' poem is in it too along with two new previously unpublished poems. All of these poems are extremely suitable for performance. Published by Troika. Ages 6-12, £9.

The Shape of Rainbows. My best-reviewed and biggest selling book to date is this mixed-themed poetry book from Otter-Barry, it has something for everyone: Peanut Butter Nutter, Police Car, Two Mums, Living Next Door to a Viking and The Day I Ate My School are a few of the titles you'll find inside it. As always with my books, some of the fifty or so poems are laugh out loud, while others need further reflection. ‘An inventive, entertaining collection of poems, woven through with wordplay and ideal for reading and performing aloud, especially in the classroom.’ Guardian newspaper. Ages 6-12, £9.

The Universal Zoo (The Conservation Place at the Far End of Space). Another book from Otter-Barry, containing many funny and a few sadder poems about a menagerie of mysterious endangered alien creatures all cared for by the android Keeper in this special place, at the far end of space, which is a long way from Earth. All 40 or so aliens featured have their own poem including the Ticklelix, Brown Belch of Iko, Gronk, Worry Fish, Zany Zakaloptofly, Snoralotz plus many more. Ages 6-12, £9.

Earlier Books

Most of these should still be availble from online suppliers, public libraries and, mainly second hand, from eBay.