| ISBN |
9781406387858 (hardback) |
| Title |
Flights of fancy : stories, pictures and inspiration from ten Children's Laureates / introduction by Michael Morpurgo. |
| Published |
London : Walker Books, 2019. |
| Description |
79 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 30 cm. |
| Contents |
Quentin Blake -- Anne Fine -- Michael Morpurgo -- Jacqueline Wilson -- Michael Rosen -- Anthony Browne -- Julia Donaldson -- Malorie Blackman -- Chris Riddell -- Lauren Child. |
| Summary |
This book marks twenty years of the Children's Laureate (UK), with stories, poems and pictures by all ten former honourees. Among others, Quentin Blake tells the stories behind his pictures of weird and wonderful beasts, Michael Morpurgo draws on childhood memories for a moving wartime tale and Michael Rosen plays with language and shapes in his witty, read-aloud poems. Each contribution is designed to inspire children to create their own work, and is accompanied by a note from the authors. |
| Target audience note |
For ages 5+ years. |
| Reading Program Note |
Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6. |
| Subjects |
Authorship -- Juvenile literature |
| Creative writing -- Juvenile literature |
| Premier's Reading Challenge 5-6 |
| Genre |
Essays |
| Other Names |
Blake, Quentin author, illustrator. |
| Fine, Anne author. |
| Morpurgo, Michael author, author of introduction, etc. |
| Wilson, Jacqueline author. |
| Rosen, Michael, 1946- author. |
| Donaldson, Julia author. |
| Browne, Anthony, 1946- author. |
| Blackman, Malorie author. |
| Riddell, Chris author, illustrator. |
| Child, Lauren author, illustrator. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- Blackman, Malorie .
- Blake, Quentin .
- Browne, Anthony, 1946- .
- Child, Lauren .
- Donaldson, Julia .
- Fine, Anne .
- Morpurgo, Michael .
- Riddell, Chris .
- Rosen, Michael, 1946- .
- Wilson, Jacqueline .
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