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Magic Beans by Adele Geras, Anne Fine, Henrietta Branford, Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman, Tony Mitton, Alan Garner, Berlie Doherty, Gillian Cross, Kit Wright, Michael Morpurgo, Susan Gates and Linda Newbery (view source)
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|title=Magic Beans
|author=Adele Geras, Anne Fine, Henrietta Branford, Jacqueline Wilson et al, Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman, Tony Mitton, Alan Garner, Berlie Doherty, Gillian Cross, Kit Wright, Michael Morpurgo, Susan Gates and Linda Newbery
|reviewer=Trish Simpson-Davis
|genre=For Sharing
|borrow=Yes
|isbn=978-0857560438
|pages=448
|publisher=David Fickling Books
|date=November 2011
|website=http://www.davidfickligbooks.co.uk
|summary=a book ripe for plucking as a Christmas or birthday present. Much nicer and more accessible than a traditional keepsake edition, this anthology will actually be read and enjoyed rather than resting on the shelf.
|cover=0857560433
|aznuk=0857560433
|aznus=0857560433
}}
I was attracted to this book because it features stories from [[:Category:Jacqueline Wilson|Jacqueline Wilson]], [[:Category:Philip Pullman|Philip Pullman]], [[:Category:Michael MurpurgoMorpurgo|Michael Morpurgo]], [[:Category:Alan Garner|Alan Garner ]] and many other prominent children's writers. I thought it might make a great Christmas or birthday present (and it would). There's a selection of stories from traditional sources such as Hans Christian Andersen, and Aesop, and I imagine that the authors were inveigled into writing for publisher David Fickling with a free choice of original stories. So don't expect a collection or compendium, but rather an anthology of tales that have entranced and inspired these writers in their own childhoods – magic beans indeed.
Now here's the funny thing. The stories read just like classic fairy tales should. Without looking, I couldn't distinguish the authors' normally very distinctive voices. It was as if they tracked into a collective traditionalism as they reached back to their own formative experiences with literature and imagination.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending this book.
Suggestions for further readingIf you are looking for a similar present for younger siblings, [[Favourite Nursery Rhymes by Brian Wildsmith]] has a classic appeal. [[The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal Tales by Bob Hartman and Krisztina Kallai Nagy]] also appealed to the Bookbag reviewer.:
If you are looking for a similar present for younger siblings, [[Favourite Nursery Rhymes by Brian Wildsmith]] has a classic appeal. [[The Lion Storyteller Book of Animal Tales by Bob Hartman and Krisztina Kallai Nagy]] also appealed to the Bookbag reviewer. For more from Tony Mitton and for a slightly older age group, we can recommend [[Potter's Boy by Tony Mitton]]. {{amazontext|amazon=0857560433}} {{waterstonestextamazonUStext|waterstonesamazon=0857560433}}
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[[Category:Adele Geras]]
[[Category:Anne Fine]]
[[Category:Henrietta Branford]]
[[Category:Jacqueline Wilson]]
[[Category:Malorie Blackman]]
[[Category:Philip Pullman]]
[[Category:Tony Mitton]]
[[Category:Alan Garner]]
[[Category:Berlie Doherty]]
[[Category:Gillian Cross]]
[[Category:Kit Wright]]
[[Category:Michael Morpurgo]]
[[Category:Susan Gates]]
[[Category:Linda Newbery]]