The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Scary Monster

If a scary monster
Came down from outer space
I’d get a great big custard pie
And throw it in his face!

About the Writer


John Dredge

John Dredge has had his work broadcast on BBC Radio London and BBC 6Music. He has been published in The Manchester Post, The Morecambe Poetry Festival Anthology, and the Dirigible Balloon children’s anthology Sky Surfing. He has also had work shown as part of an exhibition run by The Poetry Society.