by Roger McGough, Adam Stower · Kingfisher Books Ltd · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780753411506
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«Comic Stories» is the anthology of humorous tales by Roger McGough and Adam Stower, published by Kingfisher Books Ltd in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Anthology of comic stories for young readers bringing together classic and contemporary authors of children's and young adult literature. The tales include absurd situations with talking animals, eccentric relatives and magic, with a lively tone designed for reading aloud or individually. The volume includes texts by Allan Ahlberg, Judy Blume and Roald Dahl, among others.
Title first published in 2003 as «Favourite Funny Stories» and reissued in 2005 by Kingfisher in the Red Hot Reads collection. The selection of stories is compiled by Roger McGough and illustrated by Adam Stower.
Recommended for child and young adult readers aged approximately 9 to 14, especially for those seeking anthologies of classic and modern stories to read aloud.
Roger Joseph McGough is an English poet, performance poet, broadcaster, children's author and playwright. He presents the BBC Radio 4 programme Poetry Please, as well as performing his own poetry. McGough was one of the leading members of the Liverpool poets, a group of young poets influenced by Beat poetry and the popular music and culture of 1960s Liverpool. He is an honorary fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and President of the Poetry Society.
