Bad, Bad Cats
By (Author) Roger McGough
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Puffin
30th January 2003
4th September 1997
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
821.914
Paperback
112
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 6mm
85g
A brilliant new collection of poems. The poetry contains the clever word-play, rich ideas and humour associated with Roger McGough. It includes a series of poems about the exploits of some gangster cats and verse based on CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS by Saint Saens.
Roger McGough was born in Liverpool and educated at the University of Hull. He came to prominence in the 1960s with the publication of THE MERSEY SOUND and is one of today's most popular poets. He writes for children and adults and performs his poetry all over the world. Roger won the Signal Poetry Prize in 1983 for SKY IN THE PIE. He was honoured with an OBE in the 1997 New Year's List. Roger McGough now lives in London.