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Green, Paula, 1955-

Groovy fish / written & illustrated by Paula Green. - Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand : Ahoy! an imprint of The Cuba Press, [2019] - 72 pages; illustrations; 21 cm.

Poems for children. Cover subtitle: and other poems.

The tree house -- Weird weather -- Swip swap day -- The soccer dog -- Lick lick riff -- Groovy fish -- The tap-dancing fish -- Sky high -- In the air -- The ball of custard -- An annoying itch -- Thunder monkey -- Howling wolf -- Blow wind blow -- The shabby dinosaur -- Eat your words -- Colours change -- What goes on under the bed -- The dog climbed up the curtain -- The clock shop -- The giant turnip -- Banana Land -- Pumpkin moon -- The secret box -- Washing -- Fishing -- Swimming with an alien -- Zip, zap, zang -- The watermelon -- Bird song -- The seven seagulls -- Lollipops and chicken pox -- The six rainbow rabbits -- The glass door -- The highway rat -- Strawberry piano -- More dancing fish -- Things that sing -- Tea with Aunty Lee -- How will we get there? -- Posters aren't meant to go in toasters -- The biscuit thief -- The little fish -- Midnight.

"Paula Green's bright new poems have grown out of titles collected from her fans: the children who follow her online at Poetry Box and curl up inside the covers of her books. These poems dash and dart, whisper and purr ... tell of tap-dancing fish, cheese-spaghetti dogs, annoying itches, thunder monkeys and midnight moons. In Paula's world skies are pumpkins, lions live in kennels ..."--Back cover.

ISBN: 9780995119734 0995119732

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Children's poetry, New Zealand.--Juvenile literature.

Dewey Class. No.: NZ821.2