The Puffin Book of Song and Dance

by Jan Mark

The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd are invoked in this anthology of stories about the performing arts. Featured authors include Adele Gera, Michelle Magorian, E. Nesbit, William Mayne, Betsy Byars and Richmal Crompton.

160 pages, Hardcover

First published July 30, 1992

About the author

Janet Marjorie Mark (1943-2006) was a British children's author and two time winner of the Carnegie Medal. She also taught art and English in Gravesend, Kent, was part of the faculty of Education at Oxford Polytechnic in the early 1980s and was a tutor and mentor to other writers before her death from meningitis-related septicaemia.

Meet the author:

What is your favourite animal?
The noble rat

What is your favourite boy’s name?
George

What is your favourite girl’s name?
Marjorie

What is your favourite food?
Pickled herring

What is your favourite music?
Klezmer

What is your favourite hobby?
Listening to music

Reviews

[Sally · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Man Who Understood Cats by Adrian Alington was the only one I really enjoyed.