It's Only Stanley

It's Only Stanley
Jon Agee
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NZ$ 26.99
Our Price:
NZ$ 22.13
Paperback
h280 x 216mm - 32pg
1 Sep 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781912650477
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Fans of Jon Klassen and Oliver Jeffers will love this mischievously funny read-aloud from award-winning author/illustrator Jon Agee Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. "That's very odd," says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he's always reassuring: "It's only Stanley; he's fixing the oil tank." "It's only Stanley; he's clearing the bathtub drain." But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd: he's turning the house into a rocket ship to zoom himself and his family to another planet for an alien encounter. This is a perfect rhyming read-aloud for fans of irreverent tales like "Click Clack Moo" and "I Want My Hat Back."
Praise for"It's Only Stanley" "Delightful." "The Boston Globe" "[A] superbly absurd tale . . . The rhyming text is natural and paced for surprise. And the droll watercolors handle facial expressions well from aggravation to awe to admiraton." "The San Francisco Chronicle" * "Agee and his simple, droll watercolors return with a work that manages to be absurdist, alarming, and just when you least expect it poignant. . . . Very strange, and very, very wonderful." "Booklist," starred review * "Agee appeals to connoisseurs of the absurd, and he shapes ridiculous developments into a tightly composed and satisfying picture book." "Publishers Weekly," starred review "Fun just plain fun." "Kirkus" "Agee knows what his young readers want plain silliness and he delivers. Hilarious." "School Library Journal""
Jon Agee is the beloved author and illustrator of many acclaimed picture books, including "Terrific" (a "New York Times" Best Illustrated Book), "Milo s Hat Trick" (an ALA Notable Book), and the recent "Little Santa," an ALA Notable Book and recipient of five starred reviews. He lives in San Francisco, California."
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781912650477
Published: 1 Sep 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Scallywag Press
Publisher: Scallywag Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 280mm
Width: 216mm
Spine: 4mm
Pages: 32

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