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Allan has written over 150 books for children, including classics such as Each Peach ...

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An Interview with Allan Ahlberg

School assemblies, football and folk songs are just some of the sources of inspiration ...

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An Interview with Judith Nicholls

Acclaimed children's poet, Judith Nicholls shows us round what her family have ...

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Causley's poems have a timeless quality. It's possible to imagine poems such as ...

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Rhythm is at the heart of the ways in which John grabs us and brings us along as he ...

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Before she became a writer, Laura studied psychology and philosophy and worked as a ...

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Miller’s End

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Tony reads his poems in a thoughtful, careful way. Listen to the two poems about ...

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