Poetry transports you

Over land and air and sea

Find your poetry door today

You already have the key

Ride a silver-maned unicorn, make a witches' brew, head to Star City and become an astronaut. Name your pet mouse Fred, find secrets in the forest and enjoy those glad-to-be-alive days. But don't impersonate your mum on the telephone!

From changing schools and missing friends to standing up for nature and helping to save our Earth. Find poems about being kind, feeling sad, or going on an adventure...there's something for everyone in this book.

About the Author

Debra Bertulis has been writing all her life. She is a staged playwright, story writer and poet. Though it is poetry which has been a constant companion and her greatest passion. Her poems have been widely anthologised by some of the UK's best-known poets, performed at Festivals worldwide and included on the LAMDA examination syllabus. She has 'the best job in the world' visiting schools and libraries enabling children of all abilities to engage with poetry and to become poets themselves. She lives in Herefordshire with her family.

Jess Mason studied illustration at the University of Worcester and graduated with a First in 2018. She is drawn to stories and poems containing adventure, humour and fantasy. Jess takes inspiration from folk art, medieval manuscripts, Renaissance maps and film to create illustrations that are characterful and atmospheric, using a combination of hand-rendered and digital processes. She lives in Worcester.

Reviews

"Fine debut celebrating the reach of poetry in crystalline language. Concern for Granddad in heaven, caring for a parent, flying homework and elusive blackberries. Absent friend, the extent of clouds and Mount Everest mysteries. Iridescent cover. Congrats @DBertulis"

-- Chrissie Gittins, poet * via Twitter *

"A wonderful collection of poetry... If you're looking for magic, nature, adventure, humour and empathy, you'll love this book."

-- Jo Bowers (Associate Dean & Lecturer: Primary Education) * via Twitter *

"This book is filled to the brim with poetry and very much lives up to its first poetry statement that 'Poems are Doors'...Each poem sounds like the author has dipped into a child's mind and draws attention to elements that may be thought or worried about but are very rarely discussed. Poems such as 'Looking After Mum' and 'Grandad's Leaving Home', approach upsetting topics in a sensitive and supportive way."

* Just Imagine *

"A wonderful collection of poems, exploring a wide range of subjects and emotions. Some are full of humour, others poignant - all enjoyable."

* Through The Bookshelf *

"There is a capable variety of poetry forms included within this selection. What's more, there's a variation of subjects too, though there are hopes, dreams, ambitions, from star gazing, to mountain climbing, considering other people's lives and achievements... Bookwagon loves and recommends Where Do Wishes Go? and looks forward to further books from this poet."

* Bookwagon *

"Bertulis is most interested in exploring people and relationships, which she does in an enviably spare and straightforward way, finding an approach, often with a gentle humour, that subtly evokes a response in the reader."

* Books for Keeps *


Awards
Short-listed for Spark! School Book Awards: Poetry 2022.



Book Information
ISBN 9781913074395
Author Debra Bertulis
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Otter-Barry Books Ltd
Publisher Otter-Barry Books Ltd