Ridiculous Raps and Rhymes Written by M C Grammar. Reviewed by Ben, Age 8

This book is from the National Year of Reading. There’s poems and raps by Michael Rosen and MC Grammar who is a DJ. They have two different opinions about school dinners and they each have a different perspective.

It’s hard to recognise raps when they’re written down: I think they need to be performed out loud. One of the raps talks about a parrot dreaming of going on a stage.

There’s a rhyme called ‘Who did that poo in the loo?’ which stuck in my head. Maybe the author had just been to the toilet!

There are cartoon-style pictures where the people have large heads, drawn by Mike Byrne.

If I was writing a rap, I would write one about a leaf named Beef! I can’t find any other words that rhyme with leaf or even beef so let’s ditch that idea… Please tell the poets I want to read a rap about a farting cow: moooooo! I prefer writing poems though.

I think children who like the 13-Storey Treehouse series will like this book because there are lots of pictures and silliness.