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A beautiful collection from much-loved poet Pam Ayres, compiling her best verse dedicated to animals, illustrated by Ellie Snowdon. Now a Sunday Times bestseller.

‘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 SEVENTEEN YEARS.’

From her very first encounter with a friendly golden Labrador at just three years old, Pam Ayres has been enchanted by animals. Now, for the first time, in this beautiful new illustrated work, she has gathered together her life’s work of poems, new and old, dedicated to her love of them. This definitive collection brings to life the charming characters and voices of all creatures great and small through Pam’s poetry over the last five decades. From delightful tales of our British wildlife in ‘I’m a Starling Me Darling’ and the difficulties of keeping farm animals in ‘Fleeced’, to her hilarious observations of our pets in ‘Ode to a Jack Russell’ and poignant reflections on the end of their lives in ‘Tippy Tappy Feet’, Pam Ayres on Animals is a celebration of animals everywhere.

Review

• Pam Ayres is essential to British humour ― Mail on Sunday

• Beautifully produced, lovely to handle, and lovely bits written by the author to enhance the enjoyment of the poetry. Holding and reading this book is like tea with an old and trusted friend. It’s A must buy for all Pam Ayre’s fans. She also shares some of her strongly held beliefs on animal welfare, which is so important. That in turn gives us, the readers, a chance to see a more serious side to this delightful author, though it is done in tiny bites, so never spoils the, sheer joy of everything else in its pages.

The Author, Pam Ayres has been a writer, broadcaster and entertainer for over 40 years. She is the author of several bestselling poetry books, including The Works, Surgically Enhanced, You Made Me Late Again! and The Last Hedgehog. Pam’s autobiography, The Necessary Aptitude, was a bestseller when it was published in 2011. On radio she is a regular on Just A Minute, has made six series of her own Ayres On The Air and has appeared twice on the legendary Desert Island Discs. Pam performs her solo stage show throughout the UK and lives in the Cotswolds, where she is an enthusiastic gardener for wildlife.