Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy

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We take pride in offering a wide selection of used books, from classics to hidden gems, ensuring there is something for every literary palate. When the news was broken of his visit I had a shame-faced rummage through our shelves and realised the only book of his we had was the standard issue (but obviously wonderful) 'We're going on a Bear Hunt'. A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature. He was the Children’s Laureate from 2007-2009 and has published over 200 books for children and adults, including the recent bestseller Many Different Kinds of Love and On The Move. Following the success of their first Book of Nonsense, Michael Rosen and Clare Mackie have joined forces once again to create this spectacular collection of humorous poems.

During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms. He is currently Professor of Children’s Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London where he co-devised and teaches critical approaches to reading on an MA in Children’s Literature, having done the same at Birkbeck, University of London. The only downside of the Michael Rosen fever is Eddie's new found tendency to squash his peas on his knees at the dinner table and his attempts to stick his toe up my nose (see here).We then spent a very happy half hour watching his fab performances on YouTube with Eddie's eyes shining and quivery with happiness. A celebratory issue of two poetry collaborations, "You Can't Catch Me" and "You Can't Put Mustard in the Custard".

Poems and illustrations from’ You Can’t Catch Me’ and ‘Don’t Put Mustard in the Custard’ with new illustrations and a new introduction. Now I feel a bit ambivalent about the tendency of every new picture book these days to be accompanied by a CD. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.This was admitted to the honoured Bed Book Stack the very same night and he's been reading it constantly since. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality.

Typical of Michael Rosen, this book is funny, sly and gloriously accompanied by Tony Ross' bold illustrations. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

Michael Rosen, Children's Laureate 2007-2009, has also written a letter specially for the Letterbox Club to accompany this book. It helps that it's illustrated by Quentin Blake of whom he wholeheartedly approves but he's always loved the 'mouthfeel' of well put together words and rhymes and these chew down nicely for him. Both books went on to be bestsellers and both poet and artist are stellar names in the world of children's books. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine. Eddie normally has to be forced to hear a book a few times before he decides whether or not he's going to 'adopt' it but not this one.