If I Could Eat the Stars and other poems
Poetry to tickle your funny bone, make you think, or keep you up at night, selected by Rebecca M. Newman and Sally Murphy, with illustrations by Briony Stewart.
Defend a goal with Sally Murphy, rocket through space with Amber Moffat or get radioactive with Cristy Burne. Walk the dog with Deb Fitzpatrick and play with your food with James Foley. Then … Barlay! (Watch out!) with Cheryl Kickett-Tucker.
With stellar illustrations by Briony Stewart and featuring shape poems, haiku, cinquain and free verse … these are poems to tickle your funny bone, make your belly rumble and keep you up at night.
Coming soon from Fremantle Press, and available for preorder at your local bookstore or online.
ISBN: 9781760996482
Publisher: Fremantle Press
Release Date: April 28, 2026
Australian RRP: $17.99
Read an excerpt here.
Teaching Ideas Here.
Reviews
Sue Warren from Just So Stories said:
I gobbled it up like a bag of lollies. SO good.
Read the full review here.
Joy Lawn, from Paperbark Words:
From the lyrical to the laugh out loud, If I Could Eat the Stars and other poems is ideal to dip in and out of. Teachers could even select poems to read as lesson-break rewards.
If I Could Eat Stars showcases a fabulous depth of talent in Western Australia.
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Good Reading Magazine says
If I Could Eat the Stars is a captivating collection of poems for younger readers.
See the Instagram post here.
And, just for fun, watch me try to unbox my author copies:
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