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About Carol Ann Duffy

Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester, where she is Professor and Creative Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize for Children's Verse, the Whitbread, Forward and T. S. Eliot Prizes, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. She was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 2009. In 2011 The Bees won the Costa Poetry Award, and in 2012 she won the PEN Pinter Prize. She was made a DBE in the 2015 New Year Honours list.

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Tooth Fairy Day

Why not read about some other fairies in Faery Tales by Carol Ann Duffy from Faber & Faber

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Poets Day

Why not introduce some poetry with The Hat by Carol Ann Duffy from Faber & Faber

2 days ago

Poets Day

The Good Child's Guide to Rock 'n' Roll by Carol Ann Duffy from Faber & Faber is brilliant for kids poetry!

2 days ago

Poets Day

New and Collected Poems for Children by Carol Ann Duffy from Faber & Faber is brilliant for kids poetry!

2 days ago

Relaxation Day

How do you and your kids relax? Why not read Faery Tales by Carol Ann Duffy from Faber & Faber

8 days ago

Happiness Happens Month

Get happy with Queen Munch and Queen Nibble by Carol Ann Duffy and Lydia Monks. Published by Two Hoots.

22 days ago

International Day of Friendship

So why not read Queen Munch and Queen Nibble by Carol Ann Duffy from Macmillan Children's Books

24 days ago

Moon Day

Discover this glorious book all about the moon - Moon Zoo by Carol Ann Duffy from Macmillan Children's Books

1 month ago

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