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Catherine Storr

Catherine Storr

  • 5 stars across 16 books
Catherine Storr (1913-2001) was an English children's writer, best known for her novel Marianne Dreams and for the Clever Polly series. She was born in London, and attended St Paul's Girls' School, and went on to study English literature at Newnham College, Cambridge. She tried unsuccessfully to become a novelist but without giving up this ambition she studied medicine, qualifying as a doctor in 1944. She worked at the Middlesex Hospital. Afterwards, while regularly producing new children's books, she also worked as an editorial assistant for Penguin Books, from 1966 to the early seventies.
She married in 1942 and had had three daughters. She divorced in 1970 and remarried the economist Lord Balogh (1905-1985).
12th January 2017

The Lumberjack's Beard

Every day, Jim Hickory the lumberjack heads into the forest with his trusty axe and chops down trees. Unfortunately, all... MoreThe Lumberjack's Beard

(20 reviews) Review
2nd July 2015

Clever Polly And the Stupid Wolf

CLEVER POLLY AND THE STUPID WOLF by Catherine Storr has delighted generations of young children.Twelve stories written f... MoreClever Polly And the Stupid Wolf

(2 reviews) Review
2nd August 2007

The Mirror Image Ghost

Lisa is sure she has seen a ghost in her mother's bedroom mirror, but who can she tell? Her grandparents are oddly secre... MoreThe Mirror Image Ghost

(1 review) Review
6th October 2016

The Complete Adventures of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

All four Clever Polly books in one volume including Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf, Polly and the Wolf Again, Tales of... MoreThe Complete Adventures of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

(1 review) Review
3rd April 2000

Marianne Dreams (Children's Classics)

Ill, and bored with having to stay in bed, Marianne picks up a pencil and starts doodling - a house, a garden, a boy at ... MoreMarianne Dreams (Children's Classics)

(1 review) Review
7th January 2016

More Stories of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

Originally published as Last Stories of Polly and the Wolf, the wolf is back again and determined to eat Polly. He set u... MoreMore Stories of Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

(0 reviews) Review
7th January 2016

Tales of Polly and the Hungry Wolf

Clever Polly is back in TALES OF POLLY AND THE HUNGRY WOLF, and the rather dim wolf is up to his old tricks again. He's ... MoreTales of Polly and the Hungry Wolf

(0 reviews) Review
2nd July 2015

Polly And the Wolf Again

Polly and the Wolf Again by Catherine Storr is a second book of stories written for the author's daughter, who was scar... MorePolly And the Wolf Again

(0 reviews) Review
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