{"id":923289,"date":"2023-01-12T13:51:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T13:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=923289"},"modified":"2023-03-02T11:49:15","modified_gmt":"2023-03-02T11:49:15","slug":"a-ticket-to-kalamazoo-zippy-poems-to-read-out-loud-by-james-carter-illustrated-by-neal-layton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/a-ticket-to-kalamazoo-zippy-poems-to-read-out-loud-by-james-carter-illustrated-by-neal-layton\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ticket to Kalamazoo! Zippy Poems To Read Out Loud By James Carter Illustrated by Neal Layton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"923290\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/a-ticket-to-kalamazoo-zippy-poems-to-read-out-loud-by-james-carter-illustrated-by-neal-layton\/kalamazoo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kalamazoo.jpg?fit=650%2C744\" data-orig-size=\"650,744\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kalamazoo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kalamazoo.jpg?fit=625%2C715\" class=\"wp-image-923290 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kalamazoo.jpg?resize=445%2C509\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kalamazoo.jpg?w=650 650w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Kalamazoo.jpg?resize=262%2C300 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/>A fantastic, full-colour, read-aloud poetry collection for young children.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong>All aboard for Kalamazoo!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>One ticket will let you\u2026 ride on an elephant, stay in a bug hotel, travel by train boat and plane, mingle with bears and minibeasts \u2013 and even meet an alien! All this and more, in 19 zippy poems to read aloud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is a fantastic and eagerly awaited poetry collection for young children, from the author of bestselling Zim Zam Zoom!, which was shortlisted for the CLiPPA Award and long-listed for the UKLA Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I love poems to read out loud, poems which can be right for any time of the day and can be shared with\u00a0 just one or many little people. What fun! \u00a0I loved the poems in\u00a0 A Ticket to Kalamazoo ( such a good word!) and one of my favourites is\u00a0 \u2018Hug Day\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>'Is today a hug day?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>A going on and on day?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>An everything\u2019s all wrong day?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>You \u00a0\u00a0need\u00a0 \u00a0a \u00a0\u00a0hug!....'<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Or maybe my favourite is Ginger-Pincher?<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"923291\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/a-ticket-to-kalamazoo-zippy-poems-to-read-out-loud-by-james-carter-illustrated-by-neal-layton\/screenshot-2023-01-12-133553\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?fit=1267%2C719\" data-orig-size=\"1267,719\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2023-01-12 133553\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?fit=625%2C355\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-923291\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?resize=410%2C232\" alt=\"\" width=\"410\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?resize=300%2C170 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?resize=1024%2C581 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?resize=768%2C436 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?resize=960%2C545 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-2023-01-12-133553.jpg?w=1267 1267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamescarterpoet.co.uk\">James Carter<\/a>,<\/strong> the author, is a prize-winning poet, guitarist and educational writer. He travels all over the UK to give poetry performances and workshops and is the author of many best-selling poetry books including Hey Little Bug! and I'm a Little Alien. James lives in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neallayton.co.uk\/New%20index.html\"><strong>Neal Layton<\/strong> <\/a>is an author and illustrator whose images are prized for their spontaneity and inventiveness. His picture books include The Tree, The Story of Stars, and Oscar and Arabella. Born in Chichester, he was going to be a scientist but instead studied Graphic Design, gaining a BA at Newcastle and an MA in Illustration at Central St Martins. He lives with his family in Portsmouth, Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otterbarrybooks.com\"><strong>Otter-Barry Books<\/strong><\/a> are unique, small independent publishers based in Herefordshire with a focus on culturally diverse and inclusive illustrated books, as well as a strong collection of poetry titles. They just produce such irresistible books of high quality.\u00a0 They have been shortlisted for the British Book Awards <strong>Small Press of the Year, 2020, 2021 &amp; 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sue Martin -<\/em> Children's Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1378\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1378\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1378\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/12\/04\/theres-a-tiger-in-the-garden-by-lizzie-stewart\/dolphin-rt\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" data-orig-size=\"260,348\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dolphin Book Blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Part of Books Go Walkabout, Stories across the world.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?fit=260%2C348\" class=\" wp-image-1378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=190%2C254\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?resize=224%2C300 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Dolphin-rt.jpg?w=260 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1378\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Part of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsite.booksgowalkabout.com\">Books Go Walkabout<\/a>, Stories across the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A fantastic, full-colour, read-aloud poetry collection for young children.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0All aboard for Kalamazoo! One ticket will let you\u2026 ride on an elephant, stay in a bug hotel, travel by train boat and plane, mingle with bears and minibeasts \u2013 and even meet an alien! All this and more, in 19 zippy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/a-ticket-to-kalamazoo-zippy-poems-to-read-out-loud-by-james-carter-illustrated-by-neal-layton\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"A Ticket to Kalamazoo! 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