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Oi Duck-billed Platypus!

By Kes Gray
Series: Oi Frog and Friends
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Oi Duck-billed Platypus! by Kes Gray is a delightful children's book that playfully explores the concept of rhyming and animal names. The story follows a duck-billed platypus who cannot find a rhyme for its name, leading to humorous interactions with other animals. Through vibrant illustrations and clever text, it enchants young readers with laughter and fun wordplay.
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You might enjoy this children's book if you love humorous and rhyming stories that ignite the imagination. It's perfect for young readers who appreciate playful language and quirky animal characters in lively adventures. The illustrations add an extra layer of fun, making it a delightful read for both kids and parents alike.

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Oi Duck-billed Platypus!

A brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture boo. Jam-packed with animals and silliness! From the bestselling, multi-award-winning creators of Oi Frog.

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A brilliantly funny, rhyming read-aloud picture book - jam-packed with animals and silliness! From the bestselling, multi-award-winning creators of Oi Frog!

Oi! Where are duck-billed platypuses meant to sit?

And kookaburras and hippopotamuses and all the other animals with impossible-to-rhyme-with names...

Over to you, Frog!

The laughter never ends with Oi Frog and Friends

Praise for Oi Frog!:

'An absolute treat.' - Daily Mail

'Everyone will love it.' - Guardian

Oi Frog and Friends is a Top Ten Bestselling series. Oi Dog! won the 2017 Laugh Out Loud Awards (among others). And Oi Goat! was a 2018 World Book Day Book.

Series: Oi Frog and Friends

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Oi Duck-billed Platypus! by Kes Gray offers laugh-out-loud humour that captivates young readers, enhancing their rhyming skills in the process. The book is praised for its cheeky and clever characters and is regarded as more than just a funny story, promoting talk, play, and laughter. It features vibrant illustrations that delight both toddlers and older children, amusing with its whimsical rhymes and possibly inspiring budding poets.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444937336

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 July 2019

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: 6.0mm

Width: 244.0mm

Height: 242.0mm

Weight: 160g

Pages: 32

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Kes Gray Series: Oi Frog and Friends

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 1.5 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.

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