Simon Mole
Author & Poet
Representation: Literary Agents
Simon Mole is an acclaimed children’s writer, performer and National Poetry Day ambassador, with over ten years of experience using poetry with children and families. Former poet in residence for the National Literacy Trust, Simon works in schools and libraries across the country and overseas. The videos on his YouTube channel are used by hundreds of thousands of children and teachers across the world each year and have been featured on the BBC. A First Book of Dinosaurs will be followed by A First Book of Bugs in 2025. His other books are picture books Kites illustrated by Oamul Lu, I Love My Bike (shortlisted for The Sunday Times Children’s Sports Book of the Year) and I Love My Cat, illustrated by Sam Usher. Simon lives in Berkshire.
Featured Work
Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs about all your favourite prehistoric protagonists (and some you haven’t heard of yet!).
The show is inspired by Simon Mole’s fourth book; A First Book of Dinosaurs, illustrated by Matt Hunt, published by Walker Books in September 2023. Expect some spine-tinglingly funny scares and get your groove on to some Jurassic Classics!