![]() ![]() ![]() We first meet the Iron Man as he jumps off a cliff. Part of the fun is the element of mystery that the author adds to the story. I have read The Iron Man several times now with different groups of children and it has never failed to disappoint. Tolkien’s children being too hyped up to sleep when I think of authors acting in this way. Like many famous authors, Hughes tested and trialled some of his material on the bedtime story scene. ![]() A friend recently showed me a youtube clip of Hughes reading from this book and describing how he used to tell bedtime stories to his children. The Iron Man is a children’s novel written by the famous poet Ted Hughes. ![]()
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