On Animals by Pam Ayres Penny Boxall were travelling to Scotland when

were travelling to Scotland when their vehicle aquaplaned

never perfect

It doesn’t redeem

/ sinking into the shadows” to the hazelnut that’s been “burrowing all the way to the bottom” of the muesli bowl

A swarm of snow fleas seethes through leaf litter

On Animals by Pam Ayres Penny Boxall were travelling to Scotland whenA beautiful collection from beloved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to her love of animals, including brand new poems and illustrations 'Oh WHY must you bark at the postman? Why must you batter my ears? I know it seems rum But the postman has come Every morning for TWENTY FIVE YEARS.' Bringing to life the charming characters and voices of all creatures great and small through her poetry for decades, this is the definitive collection