SuitabookBlue Jelly and Strawberries: Poems to Tickle Your Tastebuds
Attie Lime, illustrated by Kate Sheppard
- Reading
- Read a small selection aloud, then invite the child to choose a favourite form or image. Try performing one poem, noticing rhythm and layout before discussing its meaning.
- Themes
- Everyday life made playful: The collection includes poems about a mum hug, a classroom scene and the appeal of wellies, placing familiar experiences alongside comic invention. Ordinary childhood subjects appear to be used as recognisable starting points for humour and wordplay rather than presented as problems to solve.
- Imagination and nonsense: The poems ask about doughnut trees, magic beans, mercats and snowflake wishes, and include nonsense, acrostic and shape poems. Imaginative leaps and silliness are central creative devices, with the collection inviting readers to explore how unusual ideas can generate humour.
- Worth knowing
- The comic tone may work best when shared aloud, particularly for children who enjoy verbal play, performance and absurd ideas; some poems may appeal more strongly than others.