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Adrienne Kennaway

Adrienne Kennaway

  • 5 stars across 34 books
Adrienne Kennaway studied at Ealing Art School and the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. A great lover of all forms of nature, she won the 1987 Kate Greenaway Medal for Crafty Chameleon. She lives in County Kerry, Ireland.

Adrienne's books for Frances Lincoln are This is the Oasis, This is the Reef and This is the Tree, Jungle Song and Arctic Song, Rainbow Bird and Curious Clownfish.

Eric Maddern studied sociology and psychology at Sheffield University, then spent 10 years travelling around the world. He now performs all over the country as a storyteller and folk singer, and he has built a roundhouse in the grounds of his home, where he holds storytelling events. He lives in Gwnyedd, Wales.


Eric's books for Frances Lincoln are Death in a Nut, Nail Soup, Cow on the Roof, Earth Story and Life Story, Fire Children, The King with Horse's Ears, Spirit of the Forest, Rainbow Bird, The King and the Seed and Curious Clownfish.


To visit Eric Maddern's website click here

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When the animals discovere a cave full of furs and skins, they discarde their drab skins for glossy new ones. Greedy z... MoreAfrican Animal Tales: Greedy Zebra

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Blessu is a very small elephant who suffers from dreadful hay fever - and although he's very small, he has a very large ... MoreBlessu

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The Wild Fluffalump

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African Animal Tales: Crafty Chameleon

Tormented every morning by leopard and bullied by crocodile, the clever little chameleon decides to play a trick on th... MoreAfrican Animal Tales: Crafty Chameleon

(1 review) Review
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African Animal Tales: Lazy Lion

Lazy Lion orders the animals to build him a house on the African plain. The Weaver Birds build him a house of ... MoreAfrican Animal Tales: Lazy Lion

(1 review) Review
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African Animal Tales: Sleepy Cheetah

This is the story of how Cheetah got her distinctive spots, and discovered that she could run as fast as the wind. ... MoreAfrican Animal Tales: Sleepy Cheetah

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African Animal Tales: Cross Crocodile

Long ago on the Great African Plains, it was so dry before the rain came that all the animals were hot, and thirsty, and... MoreAfrican Animal Tales: Cross Crocodile

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