Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Published: 06/11/2008
ISBN: 9780224083607
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 263mm x 27mm x 205mm
Weight: 1335g
RRP: £16.99
In this special birthday book, we have collected new and previously published pieces by today's most acclaimed children's writers, and extracts from well-loved children's literature, all accompanied by stunning artwork from leading illustrators. This collection includes stories, poems, fiction and non-fiction extracts - all specially chosen around the theme of birthdays and all with introductions by authors and celebrities.
Royalties will go to the Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts, which works closely with local and national arts providers (like theatres, orchestras, museums and galleries) and schools to provide high quality and sustained access to the arts for children who would otherwise not have this access.
This anthology gathers together some of the best-known authors and illustrators writing and illustrating for children, including:
Philip Ardagh * Peter Bailey * Nicola Bayley * Ian Beck * Patrick Benson * Anna Bhushan * Malorie Blackman * Quentin Blake * Valerie Bloom * Lewis Carroll * Emma Chichester Clark * Eoin Colfer * Susan Cooper * Frank Cottrell-Boyce * Kevin Crossley-Holland * Roald Dahl * Alexis Deacon * Maura Dooley * Sara Fanelli * Anne Fine * Hannah Firmin * Catherine Fisher * Michael Foreman * John Foster * Jamila Gavin * David Gentleman * Emily Gravett * Anthony Horowitz * Norman Hunter * Eva Ibbotson * Bruce Ingman * John Lawrence * Mick Manning & Brita Granström * Geraldine McCaughrean * Roger McGough * Michael Morpurgo * Andrew Motion * E. Nesbit * Philip Pullman * Arthur Ransome * Chris Riddell * David Roberts * J. K. Rowling * Axel Scheffler * Nick Sharratt * Posy Simmonds * Joel Stewart * Noel Streatfeild * Eleanor Updale * Charlotte Voake * Jacqueline Wilson * Chris Wormell * Kit Wright
Imprint: Jonathan Cape
Published: 06/11/2008
ISBN: 9780224083607
Length: 336 Pages
Dimensions: 263mm x 27mm x 205mm
Weight: 1335g
RRP: £16.99
This is an expectional collection, with especially fine contributions . . . Superbly presented, with the quirky genius of Blake everywhere
Many well-loved artists and writers have created all sorts of birthdays - magical, adventurous, mysterious, poetic, joyful and inspiring - just like real life. All royalties from this book go straight to support children who need it most - so buy a copy, enjoy reading and rereading it and feel good to have helped others less fortunate
A beautifully put together collection
A timeless treasure
A great way to introduce children to some of the classics