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After the War Was over

Product Description: This childhood memoir records the years after World War II in Britain, starting in the summer of 1945 in Suffolk. It describes the excitement for children at this time, as bombsites became adventure playgrounds. The book recalls the characters of the period, and remembers the stealing and "scrumping" of apples from blitzed and abandoned houses, the tin baths, ration books, and demob suits...read more

By Michael Foreman

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Hardcover:

9781559703291 | Arcade Pub, April 1, 1996, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Memoirs of Foreman as a boy during the rebuilding of Britain after World War II.

Paperback:

9781843650881 | Pavilion, March 30, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: This childhood memoir records the years after World War II in Britain, starting in the summer of 1945 in Suffolk.

9781857939521 | Trafalgar Square Books, September 1, 2000, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: This childhood memoir records the years after World War II in Britain, starting in the summer of 1945 in Suffolk.

The Aimer Gate

Robert learns that his secret place has another secret the day his soldier uncle comes home to help with the corn harvest.

By Michael Foreman and Alan Garner

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Hardcover:

9780529055064 | Putnam Pub Group, June 1, 1979, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: On the day before his Uncle Charlie is to return to the war, Robert discovers his uncle's real job and learns about a secret concerning his hiding place high in the steeple above the chapel clock

Alan Garner's Fairy Tales of Gold

Four new and wholly original stories, each evoking the themes and tempo of traditional fairy tales, are highlighted on every page by full-color paintings

By Michael Foreman and Alan Garner

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Hardcover:

9780399207594 | Putnam Pub Group, November 1, 1980, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Four new and wholly original stories, each evoking the themes and tempo of traditional fairy tales, are highlighted on every page by full-color paintings

All the King's Horses

The King offers the hand of his magnificent daughter to any suitor who can wrestle as well as she, and asks one hundred horses of every man who is thrown from the ring

By Michael Foreman

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Hardcover:

9780027355000 | Atheneum, July 1, 1977, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A princess who prefers to spend her time riding across the grasslands of Asia will only marry a man she can respect, one who can wrestle with her.

Angel and the Wild Animal

Sometimes the house is inhabited by a bright and peaceful angel, sometimes by a wild and rampaging animal, but most of the time by a little boy.

By Michael Foreman

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Hardcover:

9780689314926 | Atheneum, March 1, 1989, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A simple, beautifully illustrated tale capturing the diverse moods of a child--from the quiet and good angel, to the fierce wild animal, to the little boy who is a combination of the two

Animal Tales

By Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9781843651635 | Pavilion, April 1, 2013, cover price $16.99

The Arabian Nights, Or, Tales Told by Sheherezade During a Thousand Nights and One Night

A timeless anthology of twenty-three of Sheherezade's entertaining tales includes such favorites as 'Aladdin,' 'Sindbad the Sailor,' and 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves,' in a gift edition complemented by more than 120 sumptuous watercolor paintings.

By Brian Alderson and Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780688142193 | William Morrow & Co, September 1, 1995, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: An illustrated collection of stories from the 'Arabian Nights'

The Beast With a Thousand Teeth

The leading British children's author and founding member of Monty Python's Flying Circus presents a funny fairy tale, perfect for reading out loud, complete with a toothy beast who terrorizes the town and surprises Little Sam on his pastry deliveries.

By Michael Foreman (illustrator) and Terry Jones

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Hardcover:

9780872263741 | Reprint edition (Peter Bedrick Books, February 1, 1994), cover price $9.95 | About this edition: The small son of a pastry cook finds a way to keep a hungry beast from terrorizing the land

Bedtime Stories

Chrysalis Children's Books have gathered together the favourite tales from master-storytellers Terry Jones and Nanette Newman in one enchanting volume, illustrated throughout in the magically vivid watercolours of Michael Foreman.

By Michael Foreman (illustrator), Terry Jones and Nanette Newman

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Hardcover:

9781862052765 | Chrysalis Books Group, December 1, 2003, cover price $19.95

Paperback:

9781844584772 | Trafalgar Square Books, March 1, 2007, cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Presents seven short stories about animals that learn their lesson, including a too-proud herring, a lying tiger, and a cat with few manners.

Ben's Baby

Ben asks his parents for a baby for his next birthday and by the time it comes around he has a baby brother

By Michael Foreman

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Hardcover:

9780060218430 | Harpercollins Childrens Books, June 1, 1988, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Ben asks his parents for a baby for his next birthday and by the time it comes around he has a baby brother

Ben's Box: A Pop-Up Fantasy

When his mother gets a new washing machine, Ben plays with the empty box, turning it into a castle, a sailing ship, a submarine, and a rocket

By David A. Carter (illustrator), Michael Foreman and David Pelham (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9781888443424 | Piggy Toes Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Ben plays with the box his mother's new washing machine came in, pretending it is a spaceship, a submarine, and a ledge for battling dragons.

Beowulf

A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Edgetheow, to save the people of Heorot hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.

By Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780763632069 | Candlewick Pr, October 10, 2006, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A retelling in prose of the Anglo-Saxon epic about the heroic efforts of Beowulf, son of Edgetheow, to save the people of Heorot hall from the terrible monster, Grendel.

Paperback:

9780763672973 | Reprint edition (Candlewick Pr, February 10, 2015), cover price $6.99

The Best Christmas Present in the World

When a letter is found in a secret drawer discussing a wonderful event that happened on Christmas during wartime in 1914, the finder of the letter returns it to the addressee who is living in a nursing home.

By Michael Foreman (illustrator) and Michael Morpurgo

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Hardcover:

9781405215183 | Egmont Books, February 28, 2006, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: When a letter is found in a secret drawer discussing a wonderful event that happened on Christmas during wartime in 1914, the finder of the letter returns it to the addressee who is living in a nursing home.

Beyond the Rainbow Warrior: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate 25 Years of Green Peace

Offers nine magical stories by Anthony Horowitz, Joan Aiken, Michael Morpurgo, Margaret Mahy, and others to encourage environmental awareness

By Michael Foreman (editor), Greenpeace International (corporate author) and Michael Morpurgo (editor)

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Hardcover:

9781857938883 | Trafalgar Square Books, May 1, 1997, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Offers nine magical stories by Anthony Horowitz, Joan Aiken, Michael Morpurgo, Margaret Mahy, and others to encourage environmental awareness

Beyond the Rainbow Warrior: A Collection of Stories to Celebrate 25 Years of Greenpeace

Offers nine magical stories by Anthony Horowitz, Joan Aiken, Michael Morpurgo, Margaret Mahy, and others to encourage environmental awareness

By Michael Foreman (illustrator) and Michael Morpurgo (editor)

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Paperback:

9781862050358 | Pavilion, September 1, 1997, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: Offers nine magical stories by Anthony Horowitz, Joan Aiken, Michael Morpurgo, Margaret Mahy, and others to encourage environmental awareness

Billy the Kid

Product Description: Billy's no kidâhe's 80 today. He's enjoying watching the boys at the park knock a soccer ball around and this afternoon he'll be cheering on his team, Chelsea, as he has done all his life. In 1939, Billy was picked for Chelsea. Not quite 19, and his dreams had come trueâ"Billy! Billy the Kid!" they shouted as he scored goal after goal...read more

By Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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9781843652601 | Pavilion, February 4, 2013, cover price $11.99 | About this edition: Billy's no kidâhe's 80 today.

Bobby, Charlton and the Mountain

Product Description: Charlie has a football mad familyâher mother gives a yellow card rather than a time out. Her brother Bobby has been chosen to present a bouquet to the Queen, and he is desperate to earn a football strip to wear for the occasion...read more

By Michael Foreman (illustrator) and Sophie Smiley

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9781842701782 | Andersen Pr Ltd, October 1, 2003, cover price $7.99 | About this edition: Charlie has a football mad familyâher mother gives a yellow card rather than a time out.

Born to Run

Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound's journey through life -- and from owner to owner!

By Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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Hardcover:

9780007230570 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, September 3, 2007, cover price $19.40 | About this edition: Joy and heartbreak combine in this bittersweet tale of a champion greyhound's journey through life -- and from owner to owner!

Borrowed Feathers, and Other Fables

Product Description: Book by Foreman, Michael

By Michael Foreman and Freire Wright

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Library:

9780394937304 | Random House Childrens Books, May 1, 1978, cover price $4.99 | About this edition: Book by Foreman, Michael

The Boy Who Sailed With Columbus

Leif, orphaned son of a Viking seafarer, joins Columbus and his crew on the voyage to the New World, only to discover the cruelty of European explorers and to be captured by natives, in a beautifully illustrated, provocative account of the voyage.

By Michael Foreman and Richard Seaver

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Hardcover:

9781559701785 | Little Brown & Co, April 1, 1992, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Having sailed to the New World as ship's boy for Columbus, young Leif is captured by warring natives, ultimately marries an Indian woman, and becomes a shaman.

The Brontosaurus Birthday Cake

When Bobby's brontosaurus birthday cake turns into a real creature and begins to grow, both problems and joys begin.

By Michael Foreman (illustrator) and Robert McCrum

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Hardcover:

9780671507626 | Simon & Schuster, August 1, 1984, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: When Bobby's brontosaurus birthday cake turns into a real creature and begins to grow, both problems and joys begin.

The Brothers Grimm: Popular Folk Tales

Presents thirty-one tales from Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm

By Brian Alderson (trans) and Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9780575062870 | Trafalgar Square Books, March 1, 1997, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Presents thirty-one of the tales collected by the Grimm brothers during the early nineteenth century, including 'Rapunzel,' 'Snow White,' 'The Twelve Dancing Princesses,' and 'Hansel and Gretel.

Busy! Busy! Busy!

Mother is so busy that she has no time for her child, until, finally, just in time, she is rescued from her busyness to see a flock of geese

By Michael Foreman (illustrator) and Jonathan Shipton

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Library:

9780385303064 | Doubleday, October 1, 1991, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Mother is so busy that she has no time for her child, until, finally, just in time, she is rescued from her busyness to see a flock of geese

El Caballo De Arena / The Sand Horse

By Michael Foreman (illustrator), Ann Turnbull and Javier Vivo (trans)

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Paperback:

9788431668945 | Italian edition edition (Vicens-Vives Editorial S.A., January 1, 2003), cover price $8.95

Cancion de Navidad / A Christmas Carol

Product Description: Cancion de Navidad es uno de los cuentos mas intensos del gran escritor ingles, y tal vez el mejor y mas bello relato que se ha escrito sobre el espiritu de la Navidad. A traves del espectro de Marley, el avaro Scrooge, con el corazon mas duro y agrio que alguien pueda imaginarse, comprendera por que la Navidad es la mejor epoca del ano, un tiempo de reflexion y profunda alegria, el tiempo por excelencia del amor y la paz entre los hombres...read more

By Michael Foreman (illustrator)

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Paperback:

9788431628109 | Rep tra edition (Vicens-Vives Editorial S.A., November 12, 2002), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Cancion de Navidad es uno de los cuentos mas intensos del gran escritor ingles, y tal vez el mejor y mas bello relato que se ha escrito sobre el espiritu de la Navidad.

Prebinding:

9780613806824 | Turtleback Books, July 1, 2000, cover price $27.75

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