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About Richard Adams

Richard Adams grew up in Berkshire, the son of a country doctor. After an education at Oxford, he spent six years in the army and then went into the Civil Service. He originally began telling the story of Watership Down to his two daughters and they insisted he publish it as a book. It quickly became a huge success with both children and adults, and won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal in 1972. Richard Adams wrote many novels and short stories, including Shardik and The Plague Dogs. He died in 2016, aged 96.

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World Storytelling Day

A remarkable book that your children will love. Watership Down by Richard Adams and David Parkins.

16 days ago

World Storytelling Day

You should read Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams and Joe Sutphin. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

16 days ago

International Friendship Month

End #InternationalFriendshipMonth by reading Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams. Published by Puffin.

1 month ago

International Friendship Month

End #InternationalFriendshipMonth by reading Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

Make A Friend Day

A story all about friendship and friends. Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams from Puffin.

1 month ago

Make A Friend Day

Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by Richard Adams from Penguin Random House Children's UK is the perfect friendship story.

1 month ago

National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book Watership Down by Richard Adams from Puffin Classics

2 months ago

National Storytelling Week

Make a new friends, discover a new land or just escape in this brilliant story book Watership Down by Richard Adams from Puffin

2 months ago

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