Neal Layton
Hot Food: NICE!
For children aged 4 years or older
Saturday 21 Feb 13.00
Rope Store​
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An interactive read through of Neal's latest collaboration with Michael Rosen - Hot Food: Nice! - with live illustrations and a draw-a-long - to help inspire the young illustrators of the future. Michael Rosen’s poem about his dad and the too-hot potato is one of the best-known and best-loved of all his poems. Michael’s own performance of the poem has even become a meme – "Nice!" This is the first time the poem has been illustrated in full colour, in a hilarious picture book, brought to life by award-winning illustrator Neal Layton.
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Hot Food: NICE! by Michael Rosen, Illustrated by Neal Layton
Young Michael thinks his dad knows everything. But then one day, one terrible day, he found that his dad does NOT know everything: this is how it goes. They sit down to eat, and the potato’s a bit hot. Michael knows to blow on it to cool it down before eating it. His brother knows it, and his mum knows it. So why does his dad pop it straight into this mouth? And what happens next? A funny slice of family life, told in irresistible repetitive text, that will delight young and old alike.
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Multi award winning author and Illustrator Neal Layton works on a plethora of publications for children from his treasure filled studio on the Isle of Wight. To date he has worked on more than 80 titles in 16 languages worldwide, with authors such Michael Rosen, Cressida Cowell, and John Hegley, as well as best selling books of his own like the Eco-Explorer series.
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Only children attending need a ticket; the accompanying adult does not need a ticket.​
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Hot Food: NICE! 4+
Saturday 21 Feb 13.00
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Children under 12 must be accompanied.