Vampires, witches, fairies, wizards and mermaids: you will meet them all in Angela Topping's poems. In this delightful collection she shares her wicked sense of humour about school and celebrates festivals, families and nature. Once you have entered Topping's world of magic and mystery you will never want to leave.

Suitable for children of seven years old and upwards, this title collects some of the best children poems ranging from pieces about animals and nature to poems about space, school, and family. It includes some nonsense and riddles, and two long story poems.

'Cuckoo Rock' creates a magical, elemental, questioning journey in search of a lost tomorrow through fire, earth, air and water, meeting lots of wonderful knockabout musical characters on the way in poetry that is various, heartfelt, witty, skilfully rhymed and beautifully rhythmic.