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The Worst Child I Ever Had
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Worst Child I Ever Had
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Anne Fine
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:64 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780140347999
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Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
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Imprint |
Puffin
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Publication Date |
25 February 1993 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Snail parties, snail schools, a snail beauty shop - Susan Solly just loves snails! And it's one babysitter's reason that she's the worst child she ever had! A lively story by an award-winning author.
Author Biography
Anne Fine is one of our most distinguished writers for children. She has written over fifty highly acclaimed books and has won numerous awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and both the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal twice over. Anne was appointed the Children's Laureate from 2001-3, and her work has been translated into over forty languages. In 2003 she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE. Anne lives in County Durham. Anne Fine was born and educated in the Midlands, and now lives in County Durham. She has written numerous highly acclaimed and prize-winning books for children and adults. Her novel The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal, and was adapted for television by the BBC; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize, and Madame Doubtfire has become a major feature film starring Robin Williams. Anne was the Children's Laureate 2001 - 2003 and won an OBE in 2003.
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