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This is a Serious Book

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This is a Serious Book by Jodie Parachini is a delightful children's book filled with playful illustrations and whimsical humour. It explores the idea of maintaining seriousness in a world where silliness seems to abound. Throughout the pages, readers encounter amusing scenarios that challenge the notion of what being serious truly means, making it a delightful read for both children and adults alike.
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This is a Serious Book

A gloriously silly book in which a host of hilarious animals thwart the author's attempts to create a serious book.

A gloriously silly book in which a host of hilarious animals thwart the author's attempts to create a serious book.

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A serious book is black-and-white, and it informs the reader. So why are a donkey in a flowered hat, a laughing zebra, a hissing snake, a marching penguin and cavorting monkeys in this book? Join the fun as the animals take control, effortlessly and with great style and humour, in this new picture book that is both very silly and very sophisticated, to be enjoyed by all ages...

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571329465

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 January 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Mr Daniel Rieley

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 275.0mm

Weight: 215g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Jodie Parachini grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and studied at Trinity College and Georgetown University in the US. She now lives in London with her husband and two daughters, where she is a freelance editor of adult and children's non-fiction. This is the first picture book she's written that is her idea.Daniel Rieley grew up in Joyden's Wood, Kent, and graduated with BA Hons in Animated Production from Arts University, Bournemouth. He lives in London with his girlfriend. This is his first book.

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