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Willy And Hugh
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See moreWilly the chimp is lonely, but then he bumps into the gorilla Hugh Jape, and though the two of them are different, a touching friendship grows between them. Hugh protects little Willy from the attentions of Buster Nose, and Willy can read to Hugh and save the day when a hairy spider comes along!
An odd couple story of an unliklely friendship.
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An odd couple story of an unliklely friendship.
Willy the chimp is lonely, but then he bumps into the gorilla Hugh Jape, and though the two of them are different, a touching friendship grows between them. Hugh protects little Willy from the attentions of Buster Nose, and Willy can read to Hugh and save the day when a hairy spider comes along!
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Anthony Browne's work in Willy and Hugh is celebrated for its captivating illustrations and compelling sense of humour. His artistic talent shines, making Willy's adventures thoroughly engaging and a must-read in children's literature. The book is praised for its ability to consistently delight readers, a hallmark of Browne's acclaimed storytelling.
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ISBN: 9780552559652
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 July 2008
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picture Corgi
Illustration: 1
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 221.0mm
Height: 222.0mm
Weight: 148g
Pages: 32
About the Author
ANTHONY BROWNE is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as GORILLA (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award), WILLY THE WIMP and ZOO (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal). Anthony Browne's first picture book for Doubleday was published last year to great acclaim. VOICES IN THE PARK won the 1998 Kurt Maschler Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Anthony was also the winner of the 2000 Hans Christan Andersen Award for Illustration.
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