Rose Impey is very well known and highly regarded as a writer of books for children of all ages. It was her experience of telling stories in school as a teacher that led to her starting to write them down. She is a popular visitor to schools and libraries where she reads her work aloud to captivated audiences. Rose has a deep love and extensive knowledge of fairy and folk tales. For the Fairy Tales series (also available in a collection called The Orchard Book of Fairy Tales) and for the Twice Upon a Time series she thoroughly researched the stories of Grimm, Perrault and Joseph Jacobs before retelling them in her own spirited, direct and authoritative way. Rose received a great deal of praise for her series Colour Crackers, a series of lively, funny stories, which has the widest possible appeal. Rhode Island Roy was read on Jackanory. She has also written stories for picture books. Joe's Cafe won the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

Rose's delightful character, little Titchy Witch spells BIG trouble. These books for beginner readers are simply magic.

Rose's individual titles build on her success as the best-selling author of The Sleepover Club. My Scary Fairy Godmother, The Shooting Star and Instant Sisters are thoughtful and funny tales about feisty teenagers facing the trials of the adult world, and the moving and powerful Hothouse Flower (May 2006) introduces Cleo, a girl isolated by her parents' decision to educate her at home.

Rose lives in a small village in Leicestershire.

"Read them out loud - the language is fabulous; no one could possibly resist." - The Guardian on Twice Upon a Time

"Impey has a wonderful feel for folk language and displays a lyrical but lucid style." - TES on Twice Upon a Time

"With enchanting illustrations by Katherine McEwen, and Rose Impey's impeccable text, the books are colourful and attractive." - Leicester Mercury on Titchy Witch

Questions and Answers

What are your favourite children's books?
If it's classics it would have to be Treasure Island. If you mean contemporary, then The Eighteenth Emergency by Betsy Byars.

What famous person would you like to meet and why?
Maya Angelou, who I once met and would love to meet again. She's such an inspirational human being and a great writer.

What is your perfect sandwich?
Lettuce, watercress, rocket, prawns cooked in a ginger and garlic, avocado, spring onions, with a little mayonnaise dressing. It's a knife and fork job, I'm afraid!!

What kind of animal would you be and why?
Probably a tiger, if it were not such an endangered species. It's the beauty of it, and the excitement it seems to embody.

What is your earliest childhood memory?
Sitting in a pushchair, as a toddler, watching my dad fishing in the river.

Bibliography

Colour Crackers The Animal Crackers Joke Book A Birthday for Bluebell (Audio tape also available) A Fortune for Yo-Yo Hot Dog Harris (Audio tape also available) Lon Live Roberto A Medal For Poppy Open Wide Wilbur Phew, Sydney! Pipe Down Prudle Precious Potter Rhode Island Roy Sleepy Sammy (Audio tape also available) Stella's Staying Put Tiny Tim Too Many Babies (Audio tape also available) Too Many Babies (Big Book) We Want William Welcome Home Barney Fairy Tales Cinderella Hansel and Gretel Jack and the Beanstalk Rapunzel Picture Books Joe's Café A Letter To Father Christmas Our Class Scout and Ace A Cat, a Rat and a Bat Flying on a Frying Pan Kippers for Supper Kissing Frogs The Scary Bear Stuck on Planet Gloo Talking Tables Three Heads to Feed

Monster and Frog Monster and Frog and the All-in-Together Cake Monster and Frog and the Big Adventure Monster and Frog Get Fit Monster and Frog and the Haunted Tent Monster and Frog and the Magic Show Monster and Frog Mind the Baby Monster and Frog and the Slippery Wallpaper Monster and Frog and the Terrible Toothache Twice Upon A Time Bad Bears and Good Bears Bad Boys and Naughty Girls Greedy Guts and Belly Busters Hairy Toes and Scary Bones If Wishes Were Fishes I Spy Pancakes and Pie Knock! Knock! Who's There? Over the Stile and Into the Sack Rynaway Cakes and Skipalong Pots Silly Sons and Dozy Daughters Sneaky Deals and Tricky Tricks Ugly Dogs and Slimy Frogs Collections/Gift Books The Orchard Book of Fairy Tales Peter Pan and Wendy Titchy Witch Titchy Witch and the Birthday Broomstick Titchy Witch and the Bully Boggards Titchy Witch and the Disappearing Baby Titchy Witch and the Frog Fiasco Titchy Witch and the Get-Better Spell Titchy Witch and the Magic Party Titchy Witch and the Stray Dragon Titchy Witch and the Wobbly Fang Individual Titles Hothouse Flower (May 06) Instant Sisters My Scary Fairy Godmother The Shooting Star

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