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Henrietta Branford

Henrietta Branford

  • 5 stars across 16 books

Henrietta Branford was born in India and lived with her husband Paul Carter and three children in Southampton. Her books are all based on people she knew. As well as winning the Smarties Prize for Dimanche Diller, she won The Guardian Fiction Award for her longer novel Fire, Bed and Bone [Walker]. Her other books include the picture book Little Pig Figwort ], Ruby Red, Spacebaby, Spacebaby and the Megavolt Monster [all Collins], The Fated Sky [Walker]. Henrietta Branford died in 1999. The Branford Boase award for a first novel is in memory of Henrietta and her editor at Walker, Wendy Boase who both died in the same year.

10th November 2011

Magic Beans: A Handful of Fairytales from the Storybag

Magic beans. Sow them. Plant them. Watch children grow. 'If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wis... MoreMagic Beans: A Handful of Fairytales from the Storybag

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21st April 2016

Six

Shortlisted for the Essex Book Awards and Stockton Children’s Book of the Year Award When Parker Banks moves with his f... MoreSix

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2nd April 2001

Little Pig Figwort

Little Pig Figwort just cannot get to sleep, he tosses and turns, but it is just no good. Who can he find to play with... MoreLittle Pig Figwort

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5th June 2002

Dimanche Diller in Danger

More adventures and kidnapping for this plucky young orphan as she outwits the evil Valpurga Vilemile once again. Lively... MoreDimanche Diller in Danger

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4th March 2010

Dimanche Diller

New edition of the Smarties-Prize-winning story of escape and adventure, with wicked guardians, evil plots and a lively ... MoreDimanche Diller

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24th January 2008

Rollercoasters Fire, Bed and Bone

The year is 1381. Rebellion is brewing, and life for man - and dog - is about to change dramatically...Told through the ... MoreRollercoasters Fire, Bed and Bone

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1st October 2004

The Fated Sky

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The Fated Sky

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The Fated Sky

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