The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

By The Time You Finish Reading This You'll Be in the Future!

I'd love to see into the future,
Even if just for a minute,
But I don't have to wonder for too long,
Because - Ta-dah! - I'm already in it!

About the Writer


Sue Lancaster

Sue is a children's writer living in South West London with her husband, two children and pet budgie, Buddy. Before turning her hand to writing, Sue worked in TV as a Production Manager and got her degree in Media Studies at the University of East London. She grew up in Clacton on the coast of Essex and spent much of her childhood writing stories and poems, playing with her three cats, and being tormented by her two older brothers.