the Christmas girls and Christmas boys
Ainsi la vie et la mémoire
Mícheál McCann writes some of the most beautiful imagery I have come across in poetry
the stories of women are foregrounded
it rightly resituates poetry in relation to its biggest and most serious task: helping us to live and die well' Alain de Botton
A Passing On of Shells by Simon Lamb, Illustrated by Chris Riddell Billy Collins the Christmas girls and ChristmasStart an adventure in poetry with Simon Lamb's debut poetry collection, A Passing On of Shells, being fifty poems, each written in exactly fifty words. Nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and ideal for readers of all ages, it features unique artistic interpretations throughout by former UK Children's Laureate Chris Riddell. With subjects ranging from family, identity, and growing up, to the need for hope, the wonder of nature, and the