The Jamie and Angus Stories

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Author:

Fine, Anne

Illustrator:

Dale, Penny

ISBN:

978-0-7636-1862-9

Publication Date:

Jul 2002

Publisher:

Candlewick Press

Book Format:

Hardback

List Price:

USD $15.99

Book Description:

Jamie and Angus - an imaginative little boy and his treasured toy bull - spring to life in six delightful stories from Britain’s Children’s Laureate, Anne Fine - illustrated with warmth and charm by Penny Dale. The moment Jamie sets eyes on Angus in the toy shop window, with his silky white coat and forlorn gaze, he just knows they belong together. On Christmas morning the two are united at last, and the coveted Highland Bull becomes...
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Book Details

Pages:	112
Detailed Subjects:	Juvenile Fiction / Toys, Dolls & Puppets
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):	6.25 x 8.75 x 0.53 Inches
Book Weight:	0.656 Pounds

Author Biography

Anne, Fine (Author)

Anne Fine was the second Children's Laureate in Britain between 2001 and 2003. She is a two time winner of the Carnegie Medal, Britain's most coveted children's literature award, and has also won the Guardian Children's Literature Award, the Whitbread Children's Novel Award twice, and a Smarties Prize. She also won the Publishing News Children's Author of the Year Award in 1990 and again in 1993. In 2010 she won the inaugural Good Writing Award.

Her books for older children include the award winning The Tulip Touch, Goggle-Eyes, which was adapted for television by the BBC and The Devil Walks. Twentieth Century Fox filmed her novel Madame Doubtfire as Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. She also writes critically acclaimed adult novels as well. Her work has been translated into twenty-five languages, and has over forty books to her credit.

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