Caterpillar Cake
Read-Aloud Poems to Brighten Your Day
Age 2+
Poetry
A diverse and inclusive collection of original poems or younger children by a top performance poet
Would you like to eat a caterpillar cake? Join a rocket race into space? See crazy crocodiles at the zany zoo or play with a furry, purry cat? Wherever these 16 fun-filled poems lead you, they will brighten your day. Splashing at the seaside, storytime at school, playing in the bath or riding home on Daddy's shoulders - this brilliant, read-aloud collection for young children has lots to join in with and lots to explore in the brightly coloured illustrations.
Creators
Matt Matt Goodfellow is a poet and former primary school teacher. This is his second collection for Otter-Barry Books, following The Chicken on the Roof, for which he was hailed by the Poetry Zone as a "fresh, young and welcome new voice to children's poetry." Matt’s high-energy performances have enthused thousands of children across the UK. He lives in Stockport, Cheshire.
Krina Patel-Sage is an illustrator, designer and author, whose artwork is created digitally, using Photoshop. In 2018 she was shortlisted for Penguin's Write Now Illustration prize. Caterpillar Cake is her first published picture book. She has two young sons and lives in London.
