Synopsis
Wayne Gerard Trotman's Rhyming Stories is a 270-page anthology of seven award-winning illustrated children's poems introduced by Benjamin Zephaniah:
The Last Honey Bee [Finalist - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards]
A Tiger's Tale [Silver - The Wishing Shelf Book Awards]
An Elephant's Advice [Winner - Purple Dragonfly Book Award]
Mattie Boombalatty [Gold - Literary Titan Book Awards]
Song of the Blue Whale [Gold - Literary Titan Book Awards]
A Letter from a Gorilla [Gold - Literary Titan Book Awards]
A Turtle's Adventures [Winner - Purple Dragonfly Book Award]
Wayne Gerard Trotman's Rhyming Stories was a 2021 Readers' Favorite Book Award Finalist.
About the Authors
Wayne Gerard Lionel Trotman is a British-Trinidadian award-winning writer, filmmaker, artist, photographer, composer and producer of electronic music. Born in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, he immigrated to England in 1984 where he studied painting under Daphne Todd OBE at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in Chelsea, London. He is an author of rhyming children's books, action-packed thrillers, horror, fantasy and science fiction for adults and young adults, and inspiring cooking and travel non-fiction titles. His novel Kaya Abaniah and the Father of the Forest is a coming-of-age, science-fiction adventure story set in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and presented with much of its dialogue in authentic Trinidadian Creole. The epic novel explores the culture of Trinidad and Tobago and combines legends and characters from Trinbago folklore, including Papa Bois, Soucouyant, Douen and Mama Dlo, with the themes of wildlife conservation, redemption, and forgiveness. The novel was academically reviewed in Supernatural Literature, a 3-volume encyclopaedia published by St. James Press covering the literature of the supernatural across the canon, including such notable works as Shakespeare's Hamlet, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Trotman is the most quoted author of Caribbean origin. His photographs are available via Getty Images, and he runs the award-winning blog: Red Moon Chronicle for which he has interviewed some of the biggest names in science fiction and fantasy.
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah is a British poet, playwright and author who was born and raised in Birmingham, England. In 2008, he was included in The Times list of Britain's top 50 post-war writers. Zephaniah won the BBC Young Playwright's Award. He has been awarded honorary doctorates by the University of North London (in 1998), the University of Central England (in 1999), Staffordshire University (in 2001), London South Bank University (in 2003), the University of Exeter and the University of Westminster (in 2006). On 17 July 2008, Zephaniah received an honorary doctorate from the University of Birmingham. Zephaniah is an honorary patron of The Vegan Society and Viva! (Vegetarians' International Voice for Animals). As an actor, Zephaniah appears in Peaky Blinders as Jeremiah Jesus.
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