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Marjorie-Ann Watts

5 stars across 3 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).

Polly and the Wolf Again

15th March 2011

Polly and the Wolf Again

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Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

1st September 2007

Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf

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Clever Polly And the Stupid Wolf

2nd July 2015

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Clever Polly And the Stupid Wolf

by LibrarianLaura

I actually had to go out and buy the compendium of all the Clever Polly books because she is just that popular in my schools. After explaining that th...
Clever Polly And the Stupid Wolf

by Wormmcd42

This book has lots of short stories about different times clever Polly out thinks the silly wolf who is determined to eat her up one day. A good book...
Clever Polly And the Stupid Wolf

by Toppa

This is an excellent book that tells the story of a very clever and witty little girl.

Polly is being tormented by a rather unpleasant wolf who con...

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