Hot Dog

by Kit Wright

A collection of witty, original and highly entertaining poems for 8 - 12 year-olds.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Kit Wright (born 17 June 1944 in Crockham Hill, Kent) is the author of more than twenty-five books, for both adults and children, and the winner of awards including an Arts Council Writers' Award, the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Hawthornden Prize, the Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize and (jointly) the Heinemann Award. After a scholarship to Oxford University, he worked as a lecturer in Canada, then returned to England and a position in the Poetry Society. He is currently a full-time writer.

Reviews

[Cat Randle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is little book packs a big punch. Comedy that young boys would really enjoy. It pokes fun at everything and is well written. Hidden inside the book are a couple of poetic gems. They start preparing the reader for poetry with a capital P. The book size is a delight making an average poem an epic. The joy is once read, you have an enjoyable read. Thus you move onto the next poem. Pozy Simmons cartoons are energetic and enjoyable. This would make a great present for a young reader who is ahead of their class, or like me an older reader who is slow and likes short reads.