Matt Goodfellow

Former primary school teacher Matt Goodfellow is now a full-time poet who visits schools across the country to give high-energy performances and workshops. His first poetry collection for Otter-Barry Books, Chicken on the Roof , received wide acclaim. He is also the author of Caterpillar Cake , illustrated by Krina Patel-Sage and shortlisted for the CLiPPA award, Shu-Lin's Grandpa , illustrated by Yu Rong and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and a contributor to CLiPPA...See more

Former primary school teacher Matt Goodfellow is now a full-time poet who visits schools across the country to give high-energy performances and workshops. His first poetry collection for Otter-Barry Books, Chicken on the Roof , received wide acclaim. He is also the author of Caterpillar Cake , illustrated by Krina Patel-Sage and shortlisted for the CLiPPA award, Shu-Lin's Grandpa , illustrated by Yu Rong and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal, and a contributor to CLiPPA-shortlisted poetry collection Being Me : Poems about Thoughts, Worries and Feelings , all published by Otter-Barry Books. Matt lives in Stockport, Manchester, UK. See less