Tomorrow We Begin Poems to find yourself in, perfect for 11+
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Matt Goodfellow is one of the best children’s poets working in the UK today and is the winner of the CLiPPA 2024, the UK’s premier children’s poetry prize. He spends his time writing and touring the UK and beyond – visiting schools, libraries and festivals to deliver high-energy, inspirational poetry performances and workshops. Before embarking on his poetry career, Matt spent over 10 years as a primary school teacher. His poetry collections Bright Bursts of Colour, Caterpillar Cake (Otter-Barry Books) and Let's Chase Stars Together have all been nominated for the CLiPPA, among other awards. His first novel in verse, The Final Year, won the CLiPPA in 2024 and was published by Otter-Barry Books. Follow Matt on social media @EarlyTrain.Matt Goodfellow gets better and better with each book he writes. <i>Tomorrow We Begin</i> is relatable and true, magical and transformative. I loved it and you will too.
Sarah Crossan, award-winning author of Apple and Rain and One
This piecemeal collection of free-verse poems features voices experiencing the teenage years in different ways — whether the joker at the back of the maths class or the kid who is a regular in detention — and is aptly subtitled.
- Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
With characteristic warmth, empathy and humour, Goodfellow’s newest 11+ poetry collection chronicles teenage experiences from starting secondary to sitting in isolation, suffering through maths, soaking up lunchbreak sun and succumbing to first love.
- Children's book roundup, The Guardian