Goldilocks on CCTV

by Agard, John; Kitamura, Satoshi

• ISBN13: 9781847801838
• ISBN10: 1847801838
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-26
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Summary

Poor Goldilocks, caught on camera breaking into a house of suburban grizzlies; \Pumpkin Biker Cinderella; two ugly sisters with attitude; Puss-in-Trainers, a feline with a feel for the cool; the Giant with a mobile phone . Not to mention the Bad Hair Day Fairy, the teenage princess who wants a tattoo and the Dwarf Rap. Here are 30 amazing poems which are rooted in the world of fairy tale and legend. Wickedly witty, deliciously subversive and utterly modern, the poems are also affectionate and big-hearted tributes to the original tales and characters that inspired them. This is a sizzling new collection from a master poet, brought explosively to life by Satoshi Kitamura's extraordinary black-and-white illustrations.

Author Biography

John Agard is one of the most popular poets writing in Britain today. He was the winner of the Paul Hamlyn Award for Poetry in 1997. His collection of poetry for young children, We Animals Would Like A Word With You was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. He is the author of many children's books, including The Young Inferno for Frances Lincoln. He lives in Lewes, West Sussex. Satoshi Kitamura was born in Tokyo and has always loved reading comics and illustrated novels. With no formal training, he started work in advertising as an artist and came to London. He has written and illustrated 20 of his own books and illustrated many more, as well as translating children's books into Japanese. He exhibits his work in London and has won a number of awards. He lives in London and Japan.

Table of Contents

Contents

Puss-in-trainers
A Giant and a Mobile Phone
Goldilocks on CCTV
The Bad Hairday Fairy
Pumpkin Biker Cinderella
A Mother’s Advice on the Subject of Putting Big Feet into Tiny Slippers
Did You Say Two Ugly Sisters?
Wand or Word?
The Golden Goose Talent Show
Rapunzel, Let Down
A Tattoo, by Royal Command
Lovesick Frog Prince
Damsel in Distress Rap
According to Apple
Dwarf Rap
Stepmother
Reported Missing
The Cloning of Red Riding Hoodie
Wolf
Iron Jack
Road of Granted Wishes
Frog on the Mantelpiece
A Woodcutter’s Son
A Beast and a Beauty
What’s in a Name?
Hag Chant
Not my Uncle Bluebeard
Mirror, Mirror
Sleeping Beauty Awakes

Excerpts

Pumpkin Biker Cinderella

Don't mean to be a pain, Fairy Godmother.
But if it isn't too much bother,
Instead of turning a pumpkin into a coach
I'll tell you what - a motorbike would be grand.
No disrespect of course to your magic wand.

I'll eat up the highway with a roar and a rev
On what was once common veg.
Think what that would do for my street cred.
I'm sure you'll manage some mega horsepower.
After all you are my fairy godmother.

I can just see those faces at the ball
When I make my entrance, crash helmet and all.
They'll wonder who's that churning hellraiser
Dressed to the nines in daredevil leather.
They'll never guess it's me, ash-girl Cinderella.

Don't trouble yourself with silver slippers.
No, I'll be happy with my biker's boots.
And by the stroke of the midnight hour
I promise I'll be back - and that's the truth -
With some stranded heart for my pinion rider.

Why are you smiling, Fairy Godmother?