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Pam Ayres on Animals

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A beautiful collection from beloved poet Pam Ayres, Pam Ayres on Animals compiles her best verse dedicated to animals, including new poems and illustrations by Ellie Snowdon. Spanning five decades, the anthology brings to life the charming characters and voices of creatures great and small, from British wildlife to beloved pets, with warmth, humour, and poignancy.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for lovers of poetry, animal enthusiasts, and readers who appreciate heartwarming and humorous verse celebrating the natural world.

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A beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to animals, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon.

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A beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to her love of animals, including brand new poems and illustrations.

A beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to animals, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon. Now a Sunday Times bestseller.

'Oh WHY must you bark at the postman? Why must you batter my ears? I know it seems rum But the postman has come Every morning for SEVENTEEN YEARS.'

From her very first encounter with a friendly golden Labrador at just three years old, Pam Ayres has been enchanted by animals. Now, for the first time, in this beautiful new illustrated work, she has gathered together her life's work of poems, new and old, dedicated to her love of them.

This definitive collection brings to life the charming characters and voices of all creatures great and small through Pam's poetry over the last five decades. From delightful tales of our British wildlife in I'm a Starling Me Darling and the difficulties of keeping farm animals in Fleeced, to her hilarious observations of our pets in Ode to a Jack Russell and poignant reflections on the end of their lives in Tippy Tappy Feet, Pam Ayres on Animals is a celebration of animals everywhere.

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Mail on Sunday calls Pam Ayres 'essential to British humour,' highlighting her enduring wit and charm captured in this bestselling collection.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529104967

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ebury Press

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon
  • Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 167.0mm

Height: 228.0mm

Weight: 612g

Pages: 216

About the Author

Pam Ayres (Author) Pam Ayres has been a writer, broadcaster and entertainer for over 40 years. She is the author of several bestselling poetry books, including The Works, Surgically Enhanced, You Made Me Late Again! and The Last Hedgehog. Pam's autobiography, The Necessary Aptitude, was a bestseller when it was published in 2011. On radio she is a regular on Just A Minute, has made six series of her own Ayres On The Air and has appeared twice on the legendary Desert Island Discs. Pam performs her solo stage show throughout the UK and lives in the Cotswolds, where she is an enthusiastic gardener for wildlife.

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