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The top children`s page-turners that the laureates overlooked To mark the 10th anniversary of the children's laureateship, the current holder of the post, Michael Rosen, and his four predecessors - Anne Fine, Quentin Blake, Jacqueline Wilson and Michael Morpurgo - yesterday chose their favourite children's books.They were allowed seven choices each, with Wilson sticking largely to the feminine classics (including Little Women, Ballet Shoes, What Katy Did), Morpurgo plumping for many of the boys' equivalents (Treasure Island, The Happy Prince, Just So Stories) and Michael Rosen gathering together an eclectic assortment from Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear, to Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl.But we do not devour other people's book lists for insights into their taste or the influences that might have moulded them - no! We read them to see what heinous oversights have occurred and assemble our alternatives. And in that exuberant, borderline aggressive spirit, here are mine:1. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton JusterJuster's book is, in essence, a GuardianPhoto Flash: THE COLOR PURPLE Returns To TUTS 8/18-8/23 The Color Purple will return to Houston and play a limited one week engagement at the Hobby Center for Performing Arts, August 18 - 23, 2009. The return engagement was booked in response to the challenges brought on by Hurricane Ike, which caused the cancellation of a full week of sold out performances. Broadwayworld.comGervais` `Flanimals` heads to bigscreen Film News: Illumination to create 3-D animated feature -- Universal-based Illumination Entertainment will create a 3-D animated feature based on 'Flanimals,' a children's book series by Ricky Gervais. VarietyMegan Fox Transforms figure for film Megan Fox gained weight to impress Michael Bay with her curves. The 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' star deliberately tried to fatten up before working on the comic book action movies because the 44-year-old director prefers women who are a healthy weight. Boston`MARY STUART` Star Harriet Walter Reads and Signs at Drama Book Shop 5/4 As part of The Drama Book Shop's free Playwrights & Performers series, Harriet Walter, co-star of the new Broadway production of MARY STUART, will read from, and talk about, her new book OTHER PEOPLE'S SHOES, and will discuss the new translation of Schiller's Mary Stuart. The talk will be followed by a book signing. Broadwayworld.com`Mona Lisa` theft to hit the bigscreen International News: Roger Donaldson directing Phoenix adaptation -- Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming with helmer Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit book 'The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa.' VarietyNo ``Harry Potter`` Magic Found On E-Library Authors, such as J.R.R. Tolkien, may have been leary to give into the electronic book format, but some have decided to venture beyond the world of 'old-fashioned' paper books. CBS News`Lost Paradise`: The Dark Secrets Of Pitcairn Island In 2000, police investigating the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl on a remote Pacific island uncovered a trail of child abuse dating back at least three generations. Journalist Kathy Marks details the story in her new book Lost Paradise. NPRLong History Of Child Abuse Haunts Island `Paradise` In 2000, police investigating the alleged rape of a 15-year-old girl on a remote Pacific island uncovered a trail of child abuse dating back at least three generations. Journalist Kathy Marks details the story in her new book Lost Paradise. NPR`BoneMan` creator grew up with cannibals Ted Dekker spent his formative years living with cannibals. It's a helpful background for an author who writes novels about serial killers. His new book, 'BoneMan's Daughters,' came out recently. CNN1 2 |
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