Jamie and Angus Together

A delightful collection of stories about friendship from the award-winning former Children's Laureate Anne Fine.Once best friends, always best friends. Nothing can come between Jamie and Angus - a boy and his toy Highland bull. Join them as they tackle a lively play mate, get muddled in a pretend game, and discover that playing isn't fun unless they are doing it together.These heartwarming stories for young readers are filled with playful adventures and lessons in just how wonderful friends can be. They are brought to life with enchanting black and white illustrations from the celebrated author-illustrator Sam Usher.

About the author

Anne Fine is a much loved and acclaimed children's book author. Her novel Goggle-Eyes won the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, and she won the Carnegie Medal again for Flour Babies, which was also the winner of the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year Award. Among her many other prizes are the Smarties Prize for Bill’s New Frock, a second Whitbread Award for The Tulip Touch, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Fiction for The Jamie and Angus Stories. Adaptations of Bill’s New Frock and Goggle-Eyes have been screened by the BBC and her adult novel Madame Doubtfire inspired the internationally successful film Mrs Doubtfire. Anne was the Children’s Laureate for 2001-2003 and was awarded an OBE for services to children's literature in 2003. Some of her other books include The Haunting of Pip Parker, How to Cross the Road and Not Turn Into a Pizza, Care of Henry and Nag Club. Anne lives in County Durham.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Fine, Fine Anne
• Assisted by: M Sam Usher (Illustration), Sam Usher (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.08.2020
• EAN: 9781406392944
• ISBN: 978-1-4063-9294-4
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 200 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Imagination & Play, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Toys, Dolls & Puppets, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Chapter Books, Interest age: from c 5 years, General Fiction (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 5 Years