News about Katherine Rundell
Katherine Rundell, 36, of the United Kingdom, says losing her sister when she was ten is the reason she writes for young people
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December 1, 2023
Michael Morpurgo, a warhorse writer who spent a large portion of her childhood in Zimbabwe and was the youngest Ever Companion of Oxford's All Souls College, is the ideal successor to Tolkien and Philip Pullman. Katherine Rundell spoke about the effect losing her foster sister when she was just ten years old on her life and work on Radio 4 Private Passions in 2022, saying it was "the greatest, lasting tragedy of my life." (Pictured: Katherine Rundell)
According to award-winning author Katherine Rundell, David Walliams, Dermot O'Leary, Rochelle Humes, and other well-known authors are too popular in Britain's bookshops and children need to see "a massive number of books."
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December 1, 2023
According to Katherine Rundell, the most effective way to engage children in reading is to offer a large number of choices. Literary journalists have previously expressed skepticism about the stranglehold A-list showbiz names seeming to have over the market. The celebrity authors often receive lucrative advances and see their books heavily promoted in expensive marketing campaigns and prominent bookstore websites, which are often coveted by precious few other children's writers. I think that what children need most is access to a slew of books and our new eco-system of children's fiction,' Rundell, who received the Waterstones Book of the Year award for her children's fantasy book, Impossible Creatures, told the Times: "I think that what children need most urgently is access to a slew of books and our new eco-system of children's fiction, is the Walliams of the world'
WHAT BOOK would broadcaster and presenter Edward Stourton take to a desert island?
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January 19, 2023
Edward Stourton, a host and broadcaster, is currently reading Super Infinite: The Transformations Of John Donne by Katherine Rundell. He says if he were to be stuck on a desert island "for a while," he'd most likely take one of Tolstoy's works. 'Anna Karenina is his best book, but War And Peace has uncovered more unexpected byways to explore, and the prospect of a Moscow winter would be a consolation in my hot and arid exiledom,' he says.
Get your thinking caps on! CLIVE MYRIE, your mastermind, puts your knowledge of everything 2022
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December 30, 2022
MYRIE, a LAND of quizzers, is a country of quizzers. However, you may be surprised to learn that the first recorded appearance of the word 'quiz' is remarkably recent, when it was used in 1782 to describe an odd-looking person. If the Romans or Aboriginal peoples were asked to leave any information, they didn't leave any evidence. This quiz, dear reader, is about everything 2022. So wind back the mental cogs over the past 12 months and get your thinking caps on! Good luck. Is it possible to upload files? .
SALLY MORRIS's choice of this year's children's books will unwrap a world of festive magic
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December 1, 2022
'We're going on a sleigh ride, Ho!Ho!Ho!Can you find the hidden gifts?Ready?Off we go!' The dogs are the latest in the Bunny series as they assist Father Christmas in giving gifts with ten gifts hid under lift-the-flaps. This is a Christmas gift due to its simple, repetitive rhymes, and colorful illustrations.
How wombats can outrun Usain Bolt: Just one of the joyous facts in a magical book
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November 10, 2022
Katherine Rundell's collection of essays delves into the most bizarre aspects of animal life. The Golden Mole...and Other Living Treasure honors 22 animals, including the human. Both the wombat and Greenland shark are included.