What's Up Top?

Name: What's Up Top?
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780143783886
Price: 28.0 NZD
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By Marc Martin

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Summary

What's Up Top? by Marc Martin is a whimsical children's book that explores the imaginations of children as they ponder what might be at the top of a staircase. The book takes young readers on a journey filled with humour and unexpected possibilities, encouraging them to dream and wonder about the extraordinary in everyday life.
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Format: Hardback

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Description

What's at the top of the ladder? Is it a hat? Is it a cat? Is it a snail on a whale? Simple, playful and absurdist, this new picture book by Marc Martin is about imagination and creativity. Reminiscent of Press Here by Herve Tullet, Dr Seuss and I Want my Hat Back by Jon Glasson.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143783886

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 August 2017

Country: Australia

Imprint: Viking Australia

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 287.0mm

Weight: 401g

Pages: 40

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Marc Martin Penguin Books

About the Author

Marc Martin is an artist, illustrator, and picture-book maker based in Melbourne, Australia. His work is a world of dense colour, rich textures and the odd scribble. He is the author and illustrator of award-winning books, including A Forest, The Curious Explorers Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A-Z, Max, A River and Lots.

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