{"product_id":"pam-ayres-on-animals-by-pam-ayres-9781529104967","title":"Pam Ayres on Animals","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to her love of animals, including brand new poems and illustrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to animals, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon. Now a \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'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.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis 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 \u003cem\u003eI'm a Starling Me Darling\u003c\/em\u003e and the difficulties of keeping farm animals in \u003cem\u003eFleeced\u003c\/em\u003e, to her hilarious observations of our pets in \u003cem\u003eOde to a Jack Russell\u003c\/em\u003e and poignant reflections on the end of their lives in \u003cem\u003eTippy Tappy Feet\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePam Ayres on Animals\u003c\/em\u003e is a celebration of animals everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47597484638444,"sku":"9781529104967","price":81.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/0a18f034c4da21383858219f2db2a82b.jpg?v=1778038387","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/pam-ayres-on-animals-by-pam-ayres-9781529104967","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}