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Although both author and illustrator have been honored in Britain for their work for children, this all-new collection is a long way from the best work of either. Rosen's (We're Going on a Bear Hunt) Continue reading » Fourteen old-fashioned animal tales, some of which previously appeared in the collection The Singing Tortoise, offer stories of mischief, just deserts, and happy endings—sometimes. There’s a natural Continue reading » Blake uses a catchy, singsongy text and a spirited main character--a blond boy named Simpkin--to highlight common adjectives (``weak,'' ``strong,'' ``warm,'' etc.). Scrawled, uncomplicated ink Continue reading » Seven washerwomen who work from dawn till dusk for Mr. Balthazar Tight, rebel one day and go on a mad spree through town, stopping only when they face the ultimate challengeseven grimy woodcutters. Continue reading » John spends most of his time drawing monsters of all shapes, sizes and colors, and his parents are worried. When their son begins devoting himself to a master project--drawing parts of a ``serious'' Continue reading »
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A carrot-topped boy and a girl with long blond tresses recall their friend Daisy and her entourage: "Her three fat cats/ we liked to stroke/ Her raven with its/ awful croak/ Her pig that Continue reading » When a box of toys is thrown away, a determined clown sets out to find a new loving home for himself and his friends. In this tragicomic, wordless picture book, a discarded clown doll escapes from a garbage can, and endeavors to rescue his fellow toys from the trash. ""With a few brushstrokes and scribbles of ink, Continue reading » Genoa, Italy (which houses the work of the late Italian illustrator), Blake was asked to illustrate Luzzati’s manuscript Continue reading » This little loveykins needs someone to look after him," announces Angela Bowling when she finds a baby bird on the ground after a windstorm. The delightfully daft woman takes splendid Continue reading »
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Sure to stir the stomach, Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes, with excerpts from Roald Dahl's oeuvre, an introduction by Felicity Dahl and recipes by Lori-Ann Newman, features foods from the Continue reading » Clown finds himself thrown head-first into a dustbin with an assortment of other discarded toys. Bravely he takes charge of his fate and goes off in search of help - and a new home. Winner of the 1996 Bologna Ragazzi Award. About This Edition ISBN: An aura of melancholy pervades this imaginative tale about two youngsters who come upon a topiary ship, brought to life with Blake's (Mrs. Armitage and the Big Wave) familiar, whimsical Continue reading »
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The truth is that once we weren't children anymore, we never did believe Grandpa's story, not really\x97as much as we might have wanted to.... We still loved listening to it, though. Christmas nights Continue reading » Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -
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On the occasion of its 40th anniversary, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl, illus. by Quentin Blake, presents the famous story interspersed with Blake's characteristically frenetic line Continue reading » In the year before he died, Dahl (1916-1990) recorded his impressions--drawn from a lifetime of rich experiences in the English countryside--of each passing month. This delightfully warm and Continue reading » An abbreviated version of Dahl’s classic story takes to the pop-up stage, accompanied by Blake’s scraggly pen-and-ink caricatures. Gatefolds, mini-booklets, and pop-ups reveal the major plot points Continue reading »This spring, two Roald Dahl classics reappear in collector's editions. In Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes, illus. in full color by Quentin Blake, originally published in 1982, the author puts his Continue reading »
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