Otterbee Books is the independent publisher for David Axton, a UK-based writer of humorous and serious rhyming verse and limericks.

David has a good eye for the ironies of life and highlights them in a well-constructed and flowing style. His work is used in, or is recommended reading in, schools in America and Canada and has been used at international education workshops, a three-night program performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and at many small UK events. It is also recommended reading in the practioner's guide for improved reading by the National Research & Development Centre for adult literacy & numeracy, London.

"Penguins Don't Play Beachball" is his first book and contains 92 poems, mainly humorous, ranging from limericks to 3-page stories and covering subjects as diverse as waste disposal, high-diving stick insects, a lovesick tightrope walker and an educated giraffe, not to mention the woman sawn in half and the £20,000 bus shelter.

Most verses are suitable for all ages so there's something for everyone.

£4.99 (rrp £6.99) - available from www.itsbullfrog.com

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