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Wes MaGee

Born in Greenock, Scotland, Wes worked as a bank clerk and National Serviceman before studying at the University of London where he began writing. Wes worked as a teacher and then head teacher at primary schools in Wiltshire, Hertfordshire and Humberside until resigning to become a full-time author in 1989. He published six poetry collections for adults, and over 90 books for children. Wes performed his poetry around the UK and overseas and his rhymes were featured on the Cbeebies programme 'Poetry Pie'.

Wes passed away in October 2021

Selected bibliography

  • Here Come the Creatures (2013), Frances Lincoln
  • Itsy Bitsy Spider [&] Itsy Bitsy Beetle (2012), Crabtree
  • Row, Row, Row Your Boat [&] Ride, Ride, Ride Your Bike (2010), Franklin Watts
  • Pussycat, Pussycat [&] Little Bird, Little Bird (2009), Franklin Watts
  • The Three Billy Goats Gruff (2007), Franklin Watts
  • Blue, Where are You? (2007), O'Brien
  • Who Likes Pancakes? (2005), QED
  • Stroke the Cat: A collection of poems (2004), QED
  • Little Dragon (2004), Oxford University Press
  • The Winterworld War (2002), Barrington Stoke
  • The Very Best of Wes Magee: A book of poems (2001), Macmillan
  • The Boneyard Rap, and other poems (2000), Hodder Wayland
  • The Phantom's Fang-Tastic Show (2000), Oxford University Press
  • A Story from China (1999), Ginn
  • Sports Day at Scumbagg School (1997), Orchard
  • The Spook Spotters of Scumbagg School (1996), Orchard
  • The Working Children (1993), Ginn
  • The Scribblers of Scumbagg School (1993), Orchard
  • Collecting Leaves (1992), Nelson
  • Poetry by Wes Magee (1992), Scholastic
  • The Legend of the Ragged Boy (1992), Andersen Press
  • The Witch's Brew, and other poems (1989), Cambridge University Press
  • Morning Break, and other poems (1988), Cambridge University Press
  • A Christmas Stocking: A collection of Christmastide poems for children (1988), Cassel
  • The Space Beasts: A set of poems for children (1979), Kent County Library
  • Oliver, the Daring Birdman (1978), Longman
  • Reptile Rhymes (1977), Xenia Press
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From the archive

A typed draft for the story 'The Snow Children', with a manuscript dating of the 1st of April 1995.

Typed draft for 'The Snow Children' (1995)

Call Number: WM-1-23

A typed draft of 'The Grandpa-saurus', including a hand-drawn cartoon of a dinossaur chasing people.

Typed draft of 'The Grandpa-saurus'

Call Number: WM-1-28

A typed draft of a poem with manuscript corrections, additions and deletions in blue ink.

Typed draft of a poem

Call Number: WM-1-17

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