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Quick Quack Quentin
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Quentin has a problem with his QUACK in this hilarious new title from bestselling pairing Kes Gray and Jim Field!
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From the creators of the bestselling OI FROG! comes an hilarious tale about one duck's quest for a missing vowel! Quentin was a duck with a very quick quack. 'QUCK!' said Quentin. 'What's wrong with me?'Quentin's quack has lost its A. Do any of the other animals have one to spare? Not likely! APES don't want to be PES. SNAKES don't want to be SNKES. PANDAS don't want to be PNDAS or even PANDS. Will Quentin be stuck with a very quick QUCK?!Brilliant for reading out loud and teaching children about vowels and animals.Praise for OI FROG! also by Kes Gray and Jim Field: 'An absolute treat.' - Daily MailKes Gray is a bestselling, multi award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and lives in a place called Different. Jim Field is a lead-driven, pencil-pushing, 25-frames-per-second Led Zeppelin fan. He is also a hugely talented illustrator and animation director. His first picture book CATS AHOY! won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.OI FROG!, OI DOG! and OI CAT! are a top ten bestselling series. Oi Dog! was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the British Book Awards in 2016, amongst others. It also won the Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Award, MadeForMums Award, Bishop's Stortford Picture Book Award and Portsmouth Picture Book Award. OI CAT! was the Independent Booksellers Children's Book of the Season and OI GOAR! is a World Book Day book in 2018.
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Quick Quack Quentin by Kes Gray is acclaimed as a humorous and engaging children's book that cleverly explores the alphabet and phonics. It is praised for being a delightful read-aloud with witty wordplay, making it a fun introduction to vowels for young readers. The illustrations by Jim Field are highlighted for their vibrant and amusing style, contributing to the book's appeal as a must-have for classrooms and home libraries.
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ISBN: 9781444919578
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 11 August 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Illustration: full colour throughout
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jim Field
- Illustrated by Jim Field
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 5.0mm
Width: 245.0mm
Height: 245.0mm
Weight: 174g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Kes Gray (Author)
Kes Gray is the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series of books that has sold over 3 million copies and has been adapted into a theatre show. He is a multi-award-winning author with over 70 books published. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He has won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Kes is based in Essex.Jim Field (Illustrator) Jim Field is an award-winning illustrator, character designer and animation director. He has illustrated many bestselling children's books, including Oi Frog! (written by Kes Gray) and The Lion Inside (written by Rachel Bright). Jim is also the illustrator of the Rabbit and Bear series, J.K. Rowling's The Christmas Pig and his debut author-illustrator bilingual picture book, Monsieur Roscoe on Holiday. He lives near Paris with his wife and daughter.Also by Kes Gray
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