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Humphrey Carpenter

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About Humphrey Carpenter

Humphrey Carpenter (1946-2005), the author and creator of Mr Majeika, was born and educated in Oxford. He went to a school called the Dragon School where exciting things often happened and there were some very odd teachers - you could even call it magical! He worked for the BBC then became a full-time writer in 1975, and he was the author of many award-winning biographies, including books about J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, Benjamin Britten and Spike Milligan.
As well as the Mr Majeika titles, his children's books also included Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits and More Shakespeare Without the Boring Bits. He wrote plays for radio and theatre and founded the children's drama group The Mushy Pea Theatre Company. He played the tuba, double bass, bass saxophone and keyboard.
Humphrey once said, 'The nice thing about being a writer is that you can make magic happen without learning tricks. Words are the only tricks you need. I can write: "He floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings and flew away." And you will believe that it really happened! That's magic, isn't it?'

Humphrey Carpenter books

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World Chocolate Day

Discover Mr Majeika and the Dinner Lady by Humphrey Carpenter. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

9 days ago

World Chocolate Day

Mr Majeika and the Dinner Lady is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Puffin.

9 days ago

National Share-a-Story Month

Who doesn't love storytime. Curl up with your kids and Mr Majeika and the School Play. The perfect read for storytime! Humphrey Carpenter from Puffin.

2 months ago

National Share-a-Story Month

Who doesn't love storytime. Curl up with your kids and Mr Majeika and the School Play. The perfect read for storytime! Humphrey Carpenter from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

2 months ago

National Share-a-Story Month

Who doesn't love storytime. Curl up with your kids and Mr Majeika and Mr Majeika and the Lost Spell Book bind-up. The perfect read for storytime! Humphrey Carpenter from Puffin.

2 months ago

Frog Jumping Day

Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter from Puffin is a great frog book!

2 months ago

Frog Jumping Day

Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter from Penguin Random House Children's UK is a great frog book!

2 months ago

Frog Jumping Day

Mr Majeika by Humphrey Carpenter from Puffin Classics is a great frog book!

2 months ago

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