There are poems about a dreadful little brother and about the irrepressible Dave Dirt, anti-hero of several of Kit Wright's earlier poems in this collection of poems for 8 to 12 year olds. It also includes the tale of Zoe's earrings.

Reviewer: John Petitza

It was fantastic book everybody should buy it!

"Kit Wright's poetry for children has an exuberance, a vitality, and a technical virtuosity that works equally well on the page or when read aloud." Twentieth Century Children's Writers

"One of the most able poets for children around is Kit Wright." The Independent

"Among children's writers he has perhaps the finest ear for poetry's rhythms and cadences." TES

"A dexterous craftsman as well as a comedian... his poems consistently ask children to stretch both their imaginations and their sympathies." TLS

"One of the delicious pleasures in reading Kit Wright's poems, especially for younger readers, is their slightly subversive lack of propriety." Morag Styles

"His work never hesitates to come delightfully close to nonsense, while making its satirical message clear." Independent on Sunday

"Kit Wright is one of a handful of poets whose books I always open with confidence." Books For Your Children

"Enchanting... will cause rapturous giggles as well as encouraging a sense of word play and imagery that no home should be without." Daily Telegraph on Cat Among the Pigeons

"There isn't a single flat poem in Kit Wright's new collection... he's funny too... clever, nimble and moving. Above all, his poetic generosity refuses to consider serious subjects as out of bounds just because he's writing for a young audience." Douglas Dunn, Evening Standard on Cat Among the Pigeons