Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars is the second delightful collection of
stories and poems from Gervase Phinn. Following on from the terrific
success of A Wayne in a Manger, Gervase Phinn has collected together
from his bestselling Dales books his favourite stories about children,
and included some poems from his popular Puffin poetry books. In this
humorously illustrated book, the stories have one thing in common - the
wonderfully funny (and usually innocent) things that children say. What
makes Naomi's granny wobble? What's the secret ingredient in Richard's
jam tarts? What is Billy's unconventional method for making babies?
Whether they are stories about children who cannot read very well but
know the names of many breeds of sheep or children who are more
privileged (coming to school in a Wolls-Woyce), they are simply
delightful. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Stars is a heart-warming book will
enchant you, as Gervase Phinn helps you look at life through a child's
eyes - and that's quite a special thing. 'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have
made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph Gervase Phinn is
an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen
years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school
inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of
poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He
holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and
Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's
charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His
books include The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over
Heels in the Dales, The Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales and
Trouble at the Little Village School.
