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Main Contemporary British and American authors

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LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN IN ENGLISH

Jill Tomlinson (1931-1976)

Jill Tomlinson

http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/author/1018/Jill-Tomlinson.html

Jill Tomlinson never intended to be a writer. She trained as an opera singer, and then decided to have a family whilst her voice matured. But illness intervened, and she had to find another outlet for her energies. Her first story, The Bus who went to Church, was rejected by sixteen publishers before it was accepted for a picture book…

Plop, the Baby Barn Owl, is like every Barn Owl there ever was, except for one thing–he is afraid of the dark. "Dark is nasty" he says and so he won't go hunting with his parents. Mrs. Barn Owl sends him down from his nest-hole to ask about the dark and he meets a little boy waiting for the fireworks to begin, an old lady, a scout out camping, a girl who tells him about Father Christmas, a man with a telescope, and a black cat who takes him exploring. He realizes that through these encounters that dark is super after all.

THE OWL WHO WAS AFRAID OF THE DARK by Jill Tomlinson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCMRQbGNXzo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGh0KSeY1o4

Age Range: 

5 to 11

Jill Tomlinson

The Cat Who Wanted to Go Home

Jill Tomlinson

Suzy the little striped cat is always curious; so curious that she often gets into all kinds of trouble. And that is exactly what happens when she climbs into a hot air balloon and finds herself swept up in the... 

Julia Donaldson

(1948 - )

http://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/about.htm

Julia Catherine Donaldson MBE (born 16 September 1948) is an English writer, playwright and performer, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, which include The

Gruffalo

, 

Room on the Broom

 and Stick Man. 

Julia Donaldson

The

GrufalloA magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk through the woods in search of a nut. Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him - a fox, an owl and a snake - the plucky mouse has to use his wits to survive. He announces that he is meeting a monster with terrible features, a 'gruffalo'.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThZqDoJi5S0

Julia Donaldson

Room

on the BroomThe witch and her cat are happily flying through the sky on a broomstick when the wind picks up and blows away the witch's hat, then her bow, and then her wand!  Luckily, three helpful animals find the missing items, and all they want in return is a ride on the broom.  But is there room on the broom for so many friends?  And when disaster strikes, will they be able to save the witch from a hungry dragon?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWB0goTWZic

http://roomonthebroom.com/

Michael Morpurgo

(1943 - )

Michael

Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for children's novels such as War Horse (1982). His work is noted for its "magical storytelling", for recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with natureMorpurgo became the third British Children's Laureate, from 2003 to 2005.

http://

michaelmorpurgo.com/all-books

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=extaqjWOlfE

"Rainbow! Rainbow over my wild white wilderness. Beautiful and bright he was, more wonderful than anything I had ever seen before. I knew at once I had to catch a rainbow and make him mine. So I went after him. I went hunting for a rainbow."

 Snow Bear is so enchanted by the sight of a brilliant rainbow that he longs to soak up its colors for himself. But when his wish is granted, it brings great danger and sadness to his life. To save himself, he must become an ordinary snow bear once more—but how? It is a kind little boy who shows him the way. 

THE RAINBOW BEAR by Michael

Morpurgohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrfSsFRlwAY

Roald

Dahl

(1916-1990)

He was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, screenwriter, and fighter pilot. Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He rose to prominence in the 1940s with works for both children and adults and became one of the world's best-selling authors.[He has been referred to as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". Among his awards for contribution to literature, he received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 1983, and Children's Author of the Year from the British Book Awards in 1990. In 2008 The Times

 placed Dahl 16th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".

https://www.roalddahl.com

Major

works

His works for children include 

James and the Giant Peach Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryMatildaThe WitchesFantastic Mr Fox

The BFG

George's

Marvellous

Medicine

The Twits

.

Revolting

Rhymes

(1982)

Revolting Rhymes is a collection of Roald Dahl poems published in 1982. A parody of traditional folk tales in verse, Dahl gives a re-interpretation of six well-known fairy tales, featuring surprise endings in place of the traditional happily-ever-after. It is the shortest children's book he has written and is easily the most comical.

Cinderella

https://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtXGmnR9F5Y

Dr. Seuss

(1904-1991)

Theodor Seuss Geisel

 was an American writer and illustrator best known for authoring popular children's books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work includes several of the most popular children's books of all time, selling over 600 million copies and being translated into more than 20 languages by the time of his death.

http://www.seussville.com/#/books

Cat in

the

Hat (1957)The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat, who wears a red and white-striped hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house of Sally and her brother Conrad one rainy day when their mother is away. Ignoring repeated objections from the children's fish, the Cat shows the children a few of his tricks in an attempt to entertain them. In the process he and his companions wreck the house. At the end the Cat produces a machine to clean everything up. He then disappears just before the children's mother walks in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jK6l1WJKUU

Eric Carle

(1929 - )

Eric Carle

 is an American designer, illustrator, and writer of children's books. He is most famous for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a picture book with few words that has been translated into more than 62 languages and sold more than 41 million copies. Since it was published in 1969 he has illustrated more than 70 books, most of which he also wrote, and more than 132 million copies of his books have been sold around the world. He won the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for his career contribution to American children's literature in 2003.For his contribution as a children's illustrator Carle was U.S. nominee for the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2010.

A VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR by Eric Carle

This Eric Carle's classic story begins one sunny Sunday, when the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48kywlA0gqw

The Very Busy Spider

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz05diaKZmk

The

Tiny

Seedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1AqXLCsC1c

Robert Munsch

(1945 - )

Robert

Munsch, born 11th June 1945, is an American born Canadian author of children’s books. At first Munsch had decided to become a priest but then he changed his career path towards writing stories for children. His characters are mainly children who challenge the typical stereotypes with their charming, full of life and somewhat obstinate ways. http://robertmunsch.com

/

PAPER BAG PRINCESS by

Robert

Munsh

The Paper Bag Princess has captured the hearts of readers young and old all around the world. The New York Times called it ""one of the best children's books ever written"" and it has appeared countless times on ""best books"" lists. The story reverses the ""princess and dragon"" folklore stereotype and celebrates feisty females everywhere, making it a firm favourite with female readers of all ages, as well as women's groups, teachers and librarians.

One of the best princess stories ever told, Elizabeth turns the princess stereotype on its head, empowering young girls to be true to themselves.--Elizabeth

Shaffer"BC

Parent" (10/01/2005)

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIPrb-sA6Uo

AUTHORS

KORKY PAUL

http://www.korkypaul.com/awa.html

Jill Tomlinsonhttp://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/author/1018/Jill-Tomlinson.htmlMichael Morpurgohttp://michaelmorpurgo.com/all-booksChildren Nursery Rhymeshttp://www.anglik.net/rhymes.htm

Alan Durant

http://www.alandurant.co.uk/mybooks.html

Jane Willis

http://jeannewillis.com/

Eric Carle

http://www.eric-carle.com/home.html

Robert

Munsh

http://robertmunsch.com/book/the-paper-bag-princess#

Dr.

Seuss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jK6l1WJKUU

Julia

Donaldson

http://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/about.htm