The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Granny and Grandad

Listen to Sarah and Jake Ziman read Sarah's poem
Granny
and
Grandad


Make-believer
Ouch-reliever
Jam-maker
Cake-baker
Book-reader
Garden-weeder
Veg-grower
Hug-bestower
Bird-spotter
List-jotter
Coffee-drinker
Sunshine-thinker
World-explorer
Cap-wearer
Poem-sharer
Shopping-fetcher
Sofa-stretcher
Campfire-lighter
Story-writer
Quiz-winner
Wide-grinner
Kite-flyer
Paper-buyer
Glasses-loser
Armchair-snoozer
Loud-snorer

Me-adorer!

Picture by Shiva Asemi
Picture by Shiva Asemi

About Shiva Asemi, the illustrator: Shiva Asemi is an Iranian Graphic Designer & Illustrator based in Munich, Germany. After years of working as a Graphic Designer, she has finally decided to follow her dream and pursue a career in illustration.

About the Writer


Sarah Ziman

Sarah is originally from Wales, now living in Hertfordshire. She prefers to write poetry for children, though thinks that the best poems can be enjoyed by people of all ages. She has twice been highly commended in The Caterpillar Poetry Prize, and won first prize in the 2021 YorkMix Poems for Children Competition. Her work has appeared in The Best Ever Book of Funny Poems published by Macmillan, various magazines and websites.