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Meet the Parents

By Peter Bently
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You may think your parents just boss you around and tell you what to do. And there's no getting away from it—they do have to do quite a lot of that! But there's so much more to them. Did you realise they are also tent poles... Read More
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A glorious new edition of Meet the Parents that looks at all the things your parents do for you with affection and humour. It's not all tidying up and making you brush your teeth ...
 

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You may think your parents just boss you around and tell you what to do. And there's no getting away from it—they do have to do quite a lot of that! But there's so much more to them. Did you realise they are also tent poles for dens that are wonky, dustbins for bits you don't want to eat up, and grandstands to make you grow tall?

Discover all the wonderful things that parents do in this glorious new edition of Meet the Parents by Peter Bently and Sara Ogilvie's beloved picture book.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398534896

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 July 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Edition: Reissue, 2023

Illustration: Full Colour

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Sara Ogilvie

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Peter Bently is the author of many books for young readers, including King Jack and the Dragon, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, which the New York Times called “at once contemporary and classic.” His Cats Ahoy! received the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in his native England. Peter lives in Devon, England, with his wife and two children. Sara Ogilvie is an illustrator and printmaker and was the 2011 BookTrust Best New Illustrators Award winner. Dogs Don’t Do Ballet, which she illustrated, was shortlisted for the 2010 Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the 2010 BookTrust Early Years Award. Sara lives in lives in Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England.  

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