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02/01/20 PB | 978 0 571 35664 5 | 224pp | £6.99 Ebook | 978 0 571 35775 8 | £4.99 World All Languages
Tamworth Pig Stories
Gene Kemp and Carolyn Dinan ‘The mixture of fantasy (talking animals and toys) and recognisably real people, places and events, all seasoned with humour, proved difficult to resist.’ Books for Keeps One of our hand-picked classics that no home should be without, about a clever pig fighting for his rights. Features two classic tales about Tamworth, the kind-hearted and very wise pig with a flair for publicity, and his human friends – The Prime of Tamworth Pig and Tamworth Pig Saves the Trees. In these tales Tamworth, Thomas and Blossom campaign to ‘Save The Trees’ and ‘Grow More Grub and Eat Less Meat’. Carolyn Dinan’s classic interior illustrations complement Gene Kemp’s timeless adventures. With a delightful cover by Helen Shoesmith.
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GENE KEMP is best known for her Cricklepit School stories, including The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler, a winner of the Carnegie Medal and the Children’s Rights Award, Charlie Lewis Plays for Time, which was runner-up for the Whitbread Award, and Just Ferret, which was a runner-up for the Smarties Award. She also writes for TV and radio. In 1984 she was awarded an honorary degree for her books, which have been translated into numerous languages. She lived in Devon and died in 2015.