Wise Words
A book is not a window
nor is it a magical key
a book’s not a path
through a mountain
Sue Hardy Dawson is a poet and illustrator from Yorkshire and appears in many anthologies. Her first solo collection Where Zebras Go was shortlisted for the 2018 CLiPPA prize. Sue’s poems and teaching resources can be found on the CLPE website. Her second collection with poetry ambassadors Roger Stevens and Liz Brownlee won the North Somerset Teachers Book Awards. A new solo collection, If I Were Other Than Myself, is out with Troika now. Sue has a First Class Honours Degree. She loves to visit schools and do workshops. As a dyslexic poet, she also loves encouraging reluctant readers and writers.
A book is not a window
nor is it a magical key
a book’s not a path
through a mountain
The child knows best...
A book's a story waiting to be read
Taking one to where their feet never tread
Be it fact or fiction whatever's told
It's a mystery about to unfold.