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Danny McGee Drinks the Sea
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Danny McGee Drinks the Sea follows Danny McGee to the seaside with his sister, where he makes a bet that he can drink the sea all up! And he does. He drinks it all through a straw. Then, his appetite grows as he eats a tree,...
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One of the funniest, most extraordinary picture books you'll ever read from a prize-winning duo.
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Danny McGee Drinks the Sea follows Danny McGee to the seaside with his sister, where he makes a bet that he can drink the sea all up!
And he does. He drinks it all through a straw. Then, his appetite grows as he eats a tree, and then a cat drinking some tea, and then a man learning to ski... And so it goes on, until the only thing that is left on the planet is Danny McGee and his little sister.
And she has a surprise for him!
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780571384693
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 July 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Neal Layton
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 448g
Pages: 65
About the Author
Andy Stanton (Author)
Andy Stanton was overall winner of the Red House Children's Book Award for You're a Bad Man, Mr Gum! and won the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear. He has twice won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book With Pictures, and been shortlisted for
a host of other awards. Andy lives in London.
Neal Layton (Illustrator)
Neal Layton has worked on more than 80 titles, with authors such as Cressida Cowell and Michael Rosen, and won the Gold Award in the Nestle Children's Book Prize for That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown. Neal lives on the Isle of Wight
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