From John Agard to Jacqueline Wilson, Quentin Blake to J.K.
Rowling, this book allows you to meet the people behind the
stories, poems and illustrations that fill your school and
your children's lives. It includes the lives, works,
addresses and web sites of over 120 writers and
illustrators.
Meet the people behind the stories, poems and illustrations
that fill our classrooms and our children's lives. This
delightful book introduces you to the life and works of over
120 of our most-loved and best-known children's writers and
illustrators. Each entry includes a mini biography,
including details of childhood experiences, family life,
adult working life, pets, likes & dislikes, idiosyncrasies,
favourite words, foods & places, a photograph, signature and
a list of selected works. To enable children to correspond
with authors and illustrators, the book provides contact
addresses and lists web sites. Entries include: John Agard;
Allan Ahlberg; Quentin Blake; Raymond Briggs; Anne Fine;
Michael Foreman; Dick King-Smith; Colin McNaughton; Terry
Pratchett; Philippa Pearce; Philip Pullman; Michael Rosen;
J.K.Rowling; Nick Sharrat; Jacqueline Wilson; Benjamin
Zephaniah
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