Sun Time Snow Time: Poetry for children inspired by Caribbean and British life
By Grace Nichols and David Dean
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'The rhythms and language of these poems will continue to delight children' School Librarian Magazine
From tropical summer to icy winter, this wonderful collection of children's poetry evokes the sights, sounds and seasons of two very different places. Perfect for reading aloud and reciting with children aged 7 and above, these joyful poems reflect life in the Caribbean and Britain from the voice of a best-loved poet.
Grace Nichols' first collection of poetry for children, Come on into my Tropical Garden, was published in 1988. Give Yourself a Hug followed in 1994. Sun Time Snow Time combines these two collections in a single-volume edition.
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Grace Nichols
Grace Nichols is one of Britain's most highly-acclaimed poets. Born in Guyana, she moved to England in 1977. She has won many prizes, including the Commonwealth Writers' Prize. Her A & C Black titles include Come on into My Tropical Garden and Give Yourself a Hug. Grace Nichols was born in Georgetown, Guyana, and has lived in England since 1977. She has written many books for both children and adults and has won, among other awards, the 1983 Commonwealth Poetry Prize. She was poet-in-residence at the Tate Gallery, London (1999-2000). Grace Nichols performs her work internationally and is one of the poets on the UK national curriculum.
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Sun Time Snow Time - Grace Nichols
Contents
Foreword
Sun Time
Come on into my Tropical Garden
Alligator
I Like to Stay Up
Moon-Gazer
They Were my People
Poor Grandma
Riddle
Granny Granny Please Comb my Hair
Cat-Fight
My Cousin Melda
Wha Me Mudder Do
Moody Mister Sometimish
Mango
Banana Man
Drinking Water-coconut
Mama-Wata
Star-Apple
Early Country Village Morning
The Sun
Sky
I am the Rain
Honey-B Bottle
Lizard
Dinosaurs
Cow’s Complaint
The Fastest Belt in Town
Old Man’s Weary Thoughts
Parakeets
I’m a Parrot
Doctor Blair
For Forest
Sea Timeless Song
Crab Dance
Snow Time
Morning
Sun Is Laughing
Feeling Hungry
Me And Mister Polite
First Spring
Daffodils
For Dilberta
Roller-Skaters
My Gran Visits England
Listening To My Big Sister’s Denim Rave
In With The Rhythm
‘Summer Is Hearts’ Says Sammy Selvon
Berries
Mister Goodacre’s Garden
Counting Sleep
In The Great Womb-Moon
Carnival-Time
Tube-Trapped
When My Friend Anita Runs
Sea-Rock
Autumn Song
Tree-Money
Gull
The Dissatisfied Poem
The Day They Turned The Clock Back
Snowflake
Making My First Snowman In My Mother’s Pink Rubber Gloves
Stormman
Hail Me!
Weather-Moan
Spell To Bring Out Back The Sun
Grown-Up Parties
Dream-Lady
Listening To A Tale About A Mum And Dad
Give Yourself A Hug
About the Author
Foreword
Children often ask me where I get my ideas for writing poems. Ideas come from all around: from things remembered vividly from my childhood; from the natural landscape of creatures and happenings all around me; from things people say; from mythology and dreams; and of course from reading books.
You could say my imagination was first awakened by tropical things, as my early childhood (up to the age of eight) was spent in a small village along the Atlantic coast of Guyana, in South America. Whenever it rained heavily our yard became flooded, and one of the best memories I have of myself as a child is standing in rippling sunlit brown water and watching the shapes of fish go by below the surface. Poems are a bit like