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| Year 1
Murphy Mrs Jamal |
Year 2 Donaldson Miss Shah |
Year 2
Bryon Mrs Purewal |
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| Year 3 /4
Dahl Mrs Shukla |
Year 3 /4
Morpurgo Mrs Chelley |
Year 3 /4
Rowling Miss Kaur |
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| Year 5
Zephaniah Mrs Nai |
Year 5
Rauf Mr Carvell (Autumn Term) Miss Saddington |
Year 6
Blackman Mrs Patel |
Year 6
Almond
Mr Maile |
Michael Wayne Rosen is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written over 200 books for children and adults.
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Julia Catherine Donaldson CBE is an English writer and playwright, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. ![]() |
Jill Frances Murphy was a British author and illustrator of children's books. She was first published in 1974 and was best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books ![]() |
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Roald Dahl was a British author of popular children's literature and short stories, a poet and a screenwriter. His books have sold more than 300 million copies worldwide and has been called "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". ![]() |
Joanne Rowling, known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She is the author of Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy novel series published from 1997 to 2007. The series has sold over 600 million copies, has been translated into 84 languages. ![]() |
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Michael Morpurgo is an English book author, poet, playwright, and librettist who is known best for writing children's novels. His work is noted for its magical storytelling and recurring themes such as the triumph of an outsider or survival, for characters' relationships with nature, and for vivid settings. Michael Morpurgo was the third Children's Laureate from 2003 to 2005. ![]() |
Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was a British writer, dub poet (a Jamaican style of performance poetry), actor, musician and professor of poetry and creative writing. His work often explored themes of social justice, racism, and identity. Over his lifetime, he was awarded 20 honorary doctorates in recognition of his contributions to literature, education, and the arts.
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Onjali Q. Raúf is an award winning and best-selling children’s author and activist. Her books are especially noteworthy for helping the children of today understand and deal with a range of issues in a narrative that they can relate to in an engaging way. Her debut book, The Boy at the Back of the Class, was met with critical acclaim whose awards include the 2019 Blue Peter Book Award and Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. ![]() |
David Almond is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the UK, to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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Oneta Malorie Blackman OBE is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. Malorie Blackman has written over sixty books for children and young adults. Many of her books have also been adapted for the stage and television.
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Herrick Primary School Lockerbie Avenue Leicester LE4 7NJ Telephone: 0116 2665656 Email: office@herrick.leicester.sch.uk Headteacher: Miss S Odedra |
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