Singing for Mrs Pettigrew
Subtitle: a story-maker's journey
By: by Michael Morpurgo ; illustrated by Peter Bailey
Contributors: Bailey, Peter, 1946-
Publisher: Walker
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781406300765
Subjects: Short stories; Children's stories; Storytelling; Authorship; Children's stories, English; Juvenile literature
Description: A collection of short stories, alternating with essays about writing. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
Table of contents: title: Explain yourself : an introduction; title: Meeting Cézanne; title: An art and a craft and a marvellous magic; title: The giant's necklace; title: We are what we read; title: I believe in unicorns; title: We are what we write; title: My one and only great escape; title: Where the heart is; title: My father is a polar bear; title: Go west, young man; title: The silver swan; title: Islands of inspiration; title: The Mozart question; title: From wombles to war; title: What does it feel like?; title: Half a man; title: I was there with horses too; title: For Carlos, a letter from your father; title: Sean Rafferty; title: Singing for Mrs Pettigrew.