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Danny McGee Drinks the Sea

Name: Danny McGee Drinks the Sea
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571384709
Price: 18.99 NZD
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By Andy Stanton

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Format: Paperback / softback

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Description

Danny McGee goes to the seaside with his sister and makes a bet that he can drink the sea all up!

And he does. He drinks it all through a straw.

And then he eats a tree, and then he eats a cat drinking some tea, and then he eats 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: 9780571384709

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

Illustrated by Neal Layton

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Andy Stanton is the award-winning author of the bestselling Mr Gum series. He is the winner of the Red House Children's Book Award and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. 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 is a multi-award winning author and illustrator. He has worked on more than 80 titles, with authors such as Cressida Cowell and Michael Rosen. His books have also been shortlisted for the Red House Book Awards, the Blue Peter Book Awards and the Booktrust Early Years Award. He lives in Portsmouth.

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