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A blade of grass

by Brian Patten

0:54 listening time

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A Boy and his Dog

by Zaro Weil

0:33 listening time

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A Special Badger

by Matt Goodfellow

0:27 listening time

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Air

by Michael Rosen

1:09 listening time

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Albatross

by Laura Mucha

0:46 listening time

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Allan Ahlberg

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

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Interview
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 Andrew Fusek-Peters

Hi I'm Andrew Fusek-Peters and I'm a poet. I live in Shropshire, England with my wife ...

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An Interview with James Berry

Distinguished poet, James Berry, often returns to his Jamaican childhood for the sound ...

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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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Andrew Fusek-Peters

His readings have a musical quality and are also very varied in style. Listen to the ...

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Brendon Gallacher

by Jackie Kay

2:07 listening time

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