The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds
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The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds by Wendy Cooling
Meet an amazing range of characters in this exciting collection of stories chosen especially for listeners of around 7-years-old. Make the acquaintance of the princess in the tower block, eager to escape from frogs and princes in tights; or Horrid Henry who hates everything and everybody; and the old man who wishes he could cry like he did when he was young...All this and much, much more is packed into this unforgettable audiobook.
Wendy Cooling (1941-2020) taught English in London secondary schools for many years before moving to BookTrust, a charity that supports reading to children and adults. There she founded Bookstart, their flagship national programme that gives books to babies and toddlers to encourage parents and carers to foster a lifelong a love of reading. Wendy edited many short story and poetry anthologies for children and travelled the world talking about children's books and the importance of reading. In 2006 she won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for her outstanding contribution to children's literature, and was honoured to receive an MBE from the Queen in 2009. Wendy died in June 2020, aged 78.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9780141806914 |
| Title | The Puffin Book of Stories for Seven-year-olds |
| Release date | 2007-03-01 |
| Format | Audiobook CD Unabridged |
| Studio | Puffin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| By (author) | Wendy Cooling |
| Read by | Adjoa Andoh |
| Read by | Kevin Whately |