Tony Walsh

Manchester based performance poet, also goes by the name Longfella.

Tony Walsh, also known as Longfella, is one of the UK’s most renowned performance poets. He was Poet in Residence for Glastonbury Festival in 2011 and his poetry has featured on BBC television and radio. Tony leads acclaimed workshops with writers of all ages and abilities around the UK.

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Website : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JufAC599NGE

Titles by Tony Walsh

I Can Draw My Alphabet

Everyone’s a winner when your child joins the authors of I Can Draw My Alphabet, where memorable rhymes and hilarious pictures make learning as easy as ABC!
Little ones take great delight in the silly sausage dog and the giant ice cream, but they love it even more when creating their very own masterpiece. I Can Draw My Alphabet features a page format which encourages them to copy the illustrations or to create their own, proudly adding their name as a co-author at the front of the book.
For extra smiles, parents can add photos of their child’s work to online galleries via Twitter or Facebook: Twitter at ICanDrawMyAlphabet @DrawAlphabet and Facebook at I-Can-Draw-My-Alphabet.
I Can Draw My Alphabet is a family favourite to share and treasure.

Key Stage 1, educational and interactive poetry and picture book.
Debut collaboration between two of Manchester’s leading spoken word and visual artists.

Written by Tony Walsh: www.longfella.co.uk

Illustration concepts by Tony Walsh and Brink

Original illustrations by Brink: www.paulneads.co.uk

Price £6.99

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