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Gez Pens a Winner for Son by Laura Collins When Gez Walsh found his nine-year-old son was showing no interest in books he tackled the problem head on - by writing a book he knew Lee would enjoy. Gez called his book The Spot on My Bum and filled it with poems full of playground humour that boys of Lee's age love to snigger at. And for the first time, Lee had a book he didn't want to put down. Social worker Gez says: Lee was very bright but his reading never seemed to progress. We found he was suffering from dyslexia which meant he had difficulty recognising certain words and letters. Rather than admit he couldn't read, he avoided books altogether. Gez and his wife Carol tried to encourage Lee to read, but he was rarely interested in the subject matter. So Gez began to write rhymes he thought would amuse his son. He says: Mention bums or sweaty socks and Lee, like most boys of his age, thinks it's great fun. He was very enthusiastic about my poems and even began to contribute lines of his own. Gez's poetry soon gained a reputation amongst local children and eventually he found a publisher for his work. Gez, of Huddersfield, says: The book has been well received by adults and children, and if it encourages more kids to to take an interest in reading, it will have been well worth the effort.

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Gez Walsh burst onto the poetry scene in 1997 armed with his first collection of children's verse, The Spot on My Bum: Horrible Poems for Horrible Children, which was rapidly to become a cult classic. Written in response to his dyslexic son's need for stimulating, approachable reading material, Gez decided to use humour as his tool to encourage interest. Quickly realising he'd hit on a successful method of providing reluctant readers with enthusiasm, Gez's world of laughter sprang into life. Soon it was not only his son enjoying hilarious performances of these poems but a much wider audience of enthusiasts at schools, festivals, book signings and charity events.

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