Tony Mitton. Courtesy The Poetry Archive.
Tony Mitton (born 1951) is an English poet who writes children's verse. He has been called "one of the best children’s poets writing today".[1]
Life[]
Youth and education[]
Born in Tripoli, Libya,[1] the son of a British army officer,[2] Mitton grew up in Hong Kong and Germany.[1]
He came to England at 9, and was educated in a boarding school in Suffolk..[3]
He studied English literature at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge,[2] earning a B.A.,[3] as well as a PGCCE diploma from the Cambridge department of education.[2]
Career[]
In his early career Mitton worked as a primary school teacher, and then as a special needs teacher, in Cambridge.[2]
His debut collection, Plum, was published in 1998. He has since written more than a dozen books for children.
He has 2 grown-up children of his own. He lives with his wife in Cambridge.[2]
Recognition[]
- His comic rap narrative book, Royal Raps, won the Nottinghamshire Children's Book Award in 1996.[3]
- The Red and White Spotted Handkerchief won a silver award at the 2000 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.[3]
- The Tale of Tales was shortlisted for the CLPE (Centre in Literacy for Primary Education) poetry award in 2004.[3]
- In 2005 his verse picture book Spookyrumpus won the Sheffield Children's Book Award, the Dundee City of Discovery Picture Book Award and the Portsmouth Picture Book award.[3]
Publications[]
- Plum. London: Scholastic, 1998.
- The Seal Hunter. London: Scholastic, 1998.
- The Red & White Spotted Handkerchief. London: Scholastic, 2000.
- Pip. London: Scholastic, 2001.
- Fluff and Other Stuff. Faversham, UK: Orchard Books, 2001.
- Down By The Cool Of The Pool. Faversham, UK: Orchard Books, 2001.
- Spookyrumpus. Faversham, UK: Orchard Books, 2004.
- Once Upon A Tide (Verse picture Book). Oxford, UK: David Fickling Books, 2004.
- Riddledy Piggledy. Oxford, UK: David Fickling Books, 2004.
- The Tale of Tales (narrative collection.). Oxford, UK: David Fickling Books, 2004.
- My Hat and All That. London: Corgi Yearling, 2006.
- All Afloat On Noah’s Boat. Faversham, UK: Orchard Books, 2006.
- The Storyteller's Secret. Oxford, UK: David Fickling Books, 2009.[1]
- Come Into This Poem. London: Frances Lincoln, 20ll.[1]
My Hat by Tony Mitton Poem
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy Poetry International.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
External links[]
- Poems
- Tony Mitton (United Kingdom, 1951) at Poetry International (5 poems)
- Audio / video
- Tony Mitton (b. 1951) at The Poetry Archive
- Tony Mitton at the Children's Poetry Archive
- Books
- Tony Mitton at Amazon.com
- About
- Tony Mitton at Scholastic
- Tony Mitton Official website
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