The Dirigible Balloon
Poetry for Children

Slow Down

Travel
So fast and you
Miss all there is to see
Slow down and enjoy all of the
Journey

About the Writer


Kirsty Tomlin

Kirsty writes and illustrates picture books, short stories and poems for children. She lives in beautiful Derbyshire with her three children and husband. She has been a primary school teacher in a past life and has worked for a number of children’s charities. When she is not writing and drawing, she can be found walking, playing, throwing stones in the river and reading to her lovely children.