The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Choice of Words

It's no good, said his teacher.
You forgot your capital letters.
It's no good, said his sister.
You've coloured outside the lines.
It's no good, said his friend.
Elephants aren't pink.
I'm no good, he thought.
I get everything wrong.

It's great, said his teacher.
Your ideas are really interesting.
It's great, said his sister.
I love your creativity.
It's great, said his friend.
Pink's my favourite colour.
It's great, he thought.
I'm a writer and artist.

About the Writer


Claire Schlinkert

Claire is a British writer, currently living with her family in Belgium. Her poems for children have been published by Tyger Tyger, Northern Gravy, Little Thoughts Press and The Toy, as well as in a number of anthologies. Some of her poems for children were commended or highly commended in the Yorkmix poetry competitions.