Green Shoots Rising is an exciting and stimulating collection of poems aimed primarily at primary age children. It's full of thought provoking and amusing poems which children, and adults will love. The 'green shoots' of the title are a play on words as the new generation needs both to be and to see the green shoots rising at this time of imminent ecological catastrophe. Many of the poems in the book are on the 'green' theme but many others are about different aspects of this stage and wonderful business we call life. Green Shoots Rising follows on from Andy Tooze's two previous collections of poems published by Matador.

The Poetry Bug is a book of powerful poems that will capture the imagination of primary school-aged children; it recognises humanity's never-ending quest to understand ourselves, others and the world around us. Above all else, The Poetry Bug is playful. It recognises that people of all ages are explorers who need to navigate our world through word play, self-expression and humour if we are to understand it at all. In a world of seriousness, standardised tests and conformity, The Poetry Bug brings much-needed light relief that will brighten up even the dullest of days.