Down the Back of the Chair

Down the Back of the Chair
Margaret Mahy, Polly Dunbar
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NZ$ 17.99
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NZ$ 14.39
Paperback
h275 x 250mm - 32pg
7 Apr 2020 UK
International import eta 7-19 days
9780711253988
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A sip, a sup, a sop, a song. A spider seven inches long. No wonder that it smells so strong - down the back of the chair. When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they are down the back of the chair. Join in the fun as Dad begins to search, finding everything from a bandicoot and a bumble bee to a string of pearls and a lion with curls. But will it be enough to save the family from rack and ruin ?
Exuberant rhyming story celebrating the chaos of everyday life and the power of the imagination. Independent on Sunday Its inventive language and detailed collage illustrations! will amuse children of three and over! This is a simple story but it zips along and !the language really fizzes Daily Telegraph The entertainment, humour, and exuberance of it all arises from what Dad finds... Mahy's text rollicks along in rhythm and rhyme, and Polly Dunbar's graphics are akin to a fireworks display on the page; words, phrases and pictorial images metaphorically pop up and explode like stardust over the double spreads School Librarian
Margaret Mahy is acknowledged all over the world as one of the outstanding children's writers of today, and has published over 200 titles. Twice winner of the Carnegie Medal, several of her titles have become modern classics. In 2006 she was presented with the Hans Christian Andersen medal, which is the highest international recognition granted to authors and illustrators of children's books. She lives in New Zealand. Polly Dunbar was born in Stratford upon Avon. Daughter of children's author Joyce Dunbar, Polly first started illustrating when she was 16 and has a degree in Illustration at the University of Brighton. She lives in Brighton, Sussex. To visit Polly Dunbar's website click here
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ISBN-13: 9780711253988
Published: 7 Apr 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers
Format: Paperback
Height: 275mm
Width: 250mm
Pages: 32

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