{"product_id":"ayres-on-animals-pam-ayres","title":"Ayres on Animals | Pam Ayres Poetry Collection","description":"\u003ch3 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor Anyone Who's Ever Loved an Animal — Or Been Thoroughly Outsmarted by One\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDogs, birds, farm animals, wildlife and all the other creatures that somehow manage to charm, amuse and occasionally run rings around us.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAyres on Animals by Pam Ayres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a wonderfully warm and funny celebration of them all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBringing together much-loved favourites alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebrand-new poems, personal introductions and charming illustrations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this beautiful hardback collection captures everything we adore about the animals that wander, fly, trot and wag their way into our lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith her unmistakable wit and wonderfully observant eye, Pam turns her attention to mischievous dogs, cheeky garden birds, countryside characters and much-loved pets — finding humour, tenderness and more than a little truth in our relationships with them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe collection includes favourites such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI'm a Starling Me Darling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOde to a Jack Russell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFleeced\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and the touching \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTippy Tappy Feet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, alongside newer writing and reflections from Pam herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome will make you laugh out loud. 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