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Bright Bursts of Colour

Book Synopsis

A brilliant, prize-winning collection of poems by Matt Goodfellow which is funny, engaging and touching in turns.

What if cats had flavoured fur or if you swallowed the sun? What if you were a special kind of badger or if you found a map to the stars? And what if your home was split during the week: one half at Mum’s, the other half at Dad’s?

Packed with brilliant poems that explore a whole range of themes from the downright silly to the sensitive, this collection will delight, enthuse and resonate with children and adults alike. Winner of the 2020 North Somerset Teachers’ Book Award for best children’s poetry book.

Our Review Panel says...

The collection is populated with generally short, easy-to-read verses that chop and change in style, structure and content. You can easily imagine children thinking, saying, doing or believing the ideas shared. Often the poems sound like they come straight from a child’s imagination; recalling their day or pondering on life. The idea of cats with flavoured fur or the sky being the same colour as your Grandma’s hair show the poet is tapping into a child’s wavelength and show aspects of both frivolous and philosophical conversations we have with children at different times.