Witty Ditties

About the Book

A collection of poems involving animals and people who take us on a journey through life, showing us what to negative emotions to avoid, such as jealousy, and what to aim for in order to be successful. Along the way we meet characters such as Brian the adventurous snail who takes an airplane trip all the way to the North Pole, and shows us how travel can really broaden the mind. Brian was the original inspiration for the collection as the author's son in fact smuggled a real live snail onto an airplane in Berlin, and travelled all the way to Finland and back with the snail in his backpack, before finally returning it (still living!) to the place where he had found it in the airport parking lot. We can also find inspiration in the adventures of Eric the American Superhero, who shows us how even very small people can have big ambitions, or in the tale of the ugly caterpillar, who ignores the taunts of her more attractive insect neighbours to finally outshine them all.

About the Author

Monika Marin graduated as a primary school teacher, changed her mind and struggled through an MBA while professionally racing motorcycles, before finally deciding that what she really wanted to do was become a journalist. She has appeared on televised motoring and travel shows and has written articles and columns for well-known men’s and travel magazines. She currently combines her professional and real-life adventures to write fiction for children who think big and big children who think.