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The Sunday Blues
Say goodbye to back to school worries!
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Overcome back-to-school worries with this charmingly funny tale.What's good about Sundays? Walking the dog, splashing in puddles, visiting Auntie Vera and yummeroony food! So why has Steve got Sunday Blues? Could it be because Monday morning is just around the corner... This gently funny tale about overcoming back-to-school anxiety is perfect for anyone who finds Monday mornings worrisome.From Neal Layton, the award-winning illustrator behind the much-loved Emily Brown series.
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ISBN: 9781444955620
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 July 2020
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 244.0mm
Height: 274.0mm
Weight: 208g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author of children's books. He has worked on more than 80 titles to date, working with authors such Cressida Cowell and Michael Rosen, and won several prizes including a Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize for That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown. His books have also been shortlisted for the Red House Book Awards, the Blue Peter Book Awards, the Booktrust Early Years Award, Funfzig Jahre Deutcher Jugendliteraturpreis and New York Public Library's annual list of Best Children's Books.He also writes his own books, such as eco-picture book A Planet Full of Plastic and 'The Invincible Tony Spears' fiction series. His books are currently in print in more than 16 languages worldwide. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife and two daughters.
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