A wonderful high-quality selection sure to fire children's imaginations, this glossy book is amazing value. Distinctive features of this collection are the interviews with each poet at the beginning of their sections which give the reader an interesting sense of their personalities and the roots of their poetry. Each poet's section is accompanied by the work of different illustrators, making the book a wonderfully varied and colourful read. Some poems are familiar and probably already well-loved, but all are great fun and children will love the mad, surreal qualities of many verses featured. The selection has lots of different styles of poetry to enjoy and most poems are charming, funny or ridiculous. Just as he frequently paused to reflect, I found I did too.įor me, the whole book was absolutely compelling.Today I saw a little worm / Wriggling on his belly / Perhaps he'd like to come inside / And see what's on the telly.- Spike Milligan This is a delightful, bright and gorgeously presented collection of poetry featuring the work of 10 popular and successful poets. His colourful trajectory from childhood, through university, radio, television and even pop star! It is full of intriguing reminiscences and his own personal philosophy of life. It is a skilful interweaving of the journey through Europe with his journey through life. The rise of a superstar and a beautifully crafted feature that is nothing short of being utterly brilliant. The book is not just a travelogue, though. A film that feels well-rounded and perfectly captures the heart and soul of what makes Zlatan so appealing to many. Seen through the eyes of an artist, of course, and he took every opportunity to get his brushes out to capture every moment. His overwhelming love for Martin shines through in every chapter, as well as his appreciation of the beauty of the natural world around us. He made the trip in honour of his older brother Martin who had Down’s Syndrome – sadly, Martin died just days before Timmy set off. He is also extremely talented: on stage, radio, television and as an artist, but his book ‘Utterly Brilliant’ proves he is so much more than that.įor a start, he writes quite beautifully, as he describes his enchanting route from the UK through France to Spain, some 2,500 often gruelling miles on his bike. He is jovial, entertaining and palpably genuine. I have known him for nigh on forty years and he has always had a benign presence about him. To meet up with Timmy Mallett is always uplifting. In this blog post Nick Owen explains why Timmy’s book is more than just a travelogue. Timmy Mallett’s book Utterly Brilliant! does all three! With an entertaining commentary of his Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, a heartfelt reminder of making the most of every day, and nostalgic mentions of 80s and 90s television, you will find here in this book everything you could have asked for. In a recent webinar led by Nielsen Book Data they reported that the latest trends were people wanting books that were either entertaining, comforting or bought a sense of nostalgia to them. These are special hand signed copies and there are just 50 taken from. Changes to places where we can now visit are not the only changes that are occurring, our reading habits have also changed!Īt the start of lockdown many readers’ preferences were either books that they could escape to or books that could distract them, such as cookery or craft books. Timmys new book, published in January 2020 and its Utterly Brilliant of course lol. With lockdown measures gradually easing, there are many changes as to what we are now allowed to do.
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