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Meet the Family
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This playful and whimsical book is ideal for children and families who enjoy light-hearted stories filled with quirky characters and humour. It suits readers who appreciate imaginative tales and lively illustrations.
"Text first published by Hamish Hamilton in 1993 in The Family Album"--Title page verso.
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Everyone's family is different, but none more so than this one from the imagination of legendary team John Yeoman and Quentin Blake.
Meet Uncle Marvello and Auntie Shazam: magicians extraordinaire... they can even make your watch disappear. And Cousin Charlie, who cooks up a feast... then eats it all himself. From uncles and cousins to babies and elderly aunts, everyone in this family is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud!
Meet the Family is a delightful exploration of a unique and amusing family that will entertain readers of all ages!
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ISBN: 9781839130120
Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 March 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 225.0mm
Height: 287.0mm
Weight: 455g
Pages: 48
About the Author
John Yeoman (Author) John Yeoman was for many years Head of English at the French Lycée in London. His collaboration with Quentin Blake began in 1960, and has resulted in a long list of successful children’s books of which a number of earlier well-loved titles are now being republished by Andersen Press for new generations of readers.Quentin Blake (Illustrator) Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children’s Laureate. In the 2013 New Year’s Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.
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