About James Carter
James Winston Henry Carter is an award-winning children’s poet, non-fiction writer and musician – and the author of over 18 popular and best-selling poetry titles. James travels all over the UK and abroad with his melodica (that’s Steve) to give very lively, action-packed poetry/music performances and workshops. He is a former lecturer in Creative Writing/Children’s Literature at Reading University – and in the last 18 years he has visited over 1200 Primary/Prep schools; what’s more he’s performed at various prestigious festivals including Cheltenham, Hay and Edinburgh.