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Rose Impey


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Rose Impey is very well known and highly regarded as a writer of books for children of all ages. It was her experience of telling stories in school as a teacher that led to her starting to write them down. She is a popular visitor to schools and libraries where she reads her work aloud to captivated audiences. Rose has a deep love and extensive knowledge of fairy and folk tales. For the Fairy Tales series (also available in a collection called The Orchard Book of Fairy Tales) and for the Twice Upon a Time series she thoroughly researched the stories of Grimm, Perrault and Joseph Jacobs before retelling them in her own spirited, direct and authoritative way.

Rose received a great deal of praise for her series Colour Crackers, a series of lively, funny stories, which has the widest possible appeal. Rhode Island Roy was read on Jackanory. She has also written stories for picture books. Joe's Cafe won the Sheffield Children's Book Award.
 

Genres: Children's Fiction
 
Series
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Baddies
   The Baked Bean Queen (1986)
   The Demon Kevin (1986)
   Tough Teddy (1986)
   The Bedtime Beast (1987)
   The Little Smasher (1987)
   The Toothbrush Monster (1987)
   The Baddies (1992)
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Creepies
   Scare Yourself to Sleep (1988)
   The Flat Man (1988)
   Jumble Joan (1989)
   The Ankle Grabber (1989)
   The Flying Vampire (2004)
   The Midnight Ship (2006)
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Animal Crackers
   A Birthday for Bluebell (1993)
   Hot Dog Harris (1993)
   Tiny Tim (1993)
   A Fortune for Yo-Yo (1994)
   Phew, Sidney! (1994)
   Precious Potter (1994)
   Sleepy Sammy (1994)
   Pipe Down, Prudle! (1995)
   Rhode Island Roy (1995)
   We Want William! (1995)
   Welcome Home, Barney (1995)
   Long Live Roberto! (1997)
   Open Wide Wilbur! (1997)
   A Medal for Poppy (1998)
   Stella's Staying Put (1998)
   The Animal Crackers Joke Book (2001)
   Too Many Babies (2003)
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Monster & Frog
   Get Fit (1994)
   The Terrible Toothache (1994)
   Mind the Baby (1994)
   Monster and Frog At Sea (1994)
   The Big Adventure (2006)
   The Slippery Wallpaper (2006)
   All-in-together Cake (2006)
   The Haunted Tent (2006)
   The Magic Show (2006)
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TJ
   TJ and the Baby Bird (1999)
   TJ's Sunflower Race (1999)
   TJ's Accident (1999)
   TJ's Snail Show (1999)
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Scout & Ace
   Flying in a Frying Pan (2004)
   The Kissing Frog (2004)
   Kippers for Supper (2004)
   Stuck On Planet Gloo (2004)
   Talking Tables (2005)
   The Scary Bear (2005)
   A Cat, a Rat and a Bat (2005)
   Three Heads to Feed (2005)
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Novels
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Collections
   Who's a Clever Girl Then? (1985)
   Magical tales from Toyland (1991)
   Sir Billy Bear and Other Friends (1996)
   Princes and Princesses (2007) (with others)
   Magical Princess Stories (2009) (with others)
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Anthologies edited
   The Orchard Book of Fairy Tales (1992)
     aka Fairy Tales
   Read Me a Fairy Tale (1993)
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Series contributed to
Sleepover Club
   1. The Sleepover Club At Frankie's (1997)
   2. The Sleepover Club At Lyndsey's (1997)
   3. The Sleepover Club At Felicity's (1997)
   4. The Sleepover Club At Rosie's (1997)
   5. The Sleepover Club At Kenny's (1997)
     aka The Sleepover Club At Laura's
   Best Friends! (2008)
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Picture Books show
 
Chapter Books show
 


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