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Anne Fine

Former Children’s Laureate Anne Fine always loved English at school, but only rediscovered writing in adulthood when she got trapped at home in a snowstorm and was unable to get to the library! Since then she has twice won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Award, creating some of Britain’s best-loved children’s books.

Books by Anne Fine

  • Big Red Balloon

    Big Red Balloon

  • Bill's New Frock

    Bill's New Frock

  • Only a Show

    Only a Show

  • On Planet Fruitcake

    On Planet Fruitcake

  • Roll Over Roly

    Roll Over Roly

  • The Diary of a Killer Cat

    The Diary of a Killer Cat

  • The Diary of a Killer Cat

    The Diary of a Killer Cat

  • The Diary of a Killer Cat

    The Diary of a Killer Cat

  • The Diary of a Killer Cat

    The Diary of a Killer Cat

  • The Killer Cat Runs Away

    The Killer Cat Runs Away

  • The Killer Cat’s Birthday Bash

    The Killer Cat’s Birthday Bash

  • The Killer Cat's Christmas

    The Killer Cat's Christmas

  • The Killer Cat Strikes Back

    The Killer Cat Strikes Back

  • The Return of the Killer Cat

    The Return of the Killer Cat

  • Under the Bed

    Under the Bed

  • Under the Bed

    Under the Bed

Awards

Anne was the Children’s Laureate 2001-2003, and was twice the British Book Awards Children’s Author of the Year in 1990 and 1993. She has won many prestigious awards, including both the Carnegie and Whitbread for Flour Babies, the Carnegie and Guardian for Goggle Eyes and the Whitbread for The Tulip Touch.