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What Would You Say to a Dinosaur?
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What would YOU say to a dinosaur, who's never been to town before . . ."Would you like a banana?" Stegosaurus has come to Dino Town to visit his Granny! But from the moment he steps off the train, nothing goes quite to plan.What would you...
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Description
What would YOU say to a dinosaur, who's never been to town before . . ."Would you like a banana?" Stegosaurus has come to Dino Town to visit his Granny! But from the moment he steps off the train, nothing goes quite to plan.What would you say to a dinosaur who's never been to town before? Can you help him find his way? Or will Stegosaurus wind up covered in pants, socks and cake in a bit of a muddle . . .With hilariously nonsensical questions and answers, unpredictable dino drama and plenty to spot on every page, this picture book is huge fun to read aloud and is sure to become a repeat-read family favourite.Written by bestselling, award-winning author auo Adam & Charlotte Guillain, with vibrant comic-style illustrations by Gareth Conway, illustrator of Greg the Sausage Roll.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781444970630
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 June 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Gareth Conway
- Illustrated by Gareth Conway
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 4.0mm
Width: 248.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 220g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Adam Guillain (Author)
Adam has written novels, short-stories, scripts, songs and has penned over 40 picture books with his wife, Charlotte, including the award-winning Spaghetti with the Yeti, from their home in Oxford. He is a former early-years teacher and teacher-trainer, writer-in-residence at the Roald Dahl Story Centre and a co-founder of Storytelling Schools.Adam is now Creative Lead at Dewie, a high-quality Ed-tech school-readiness program that features Adam presenting picture books, oral stories and songs alongside a number of well-known Cbeebies celebrities.Charlotte Guillain (Author) Charlotte says she doesn't come from anywhere because she moved around a lot when she was growing up. She always wanted to be a writer and worked as a bookseller before training to teach English as a Foreign Language. This took her to the Czech Republic and Ukraine, before she headed to Zanzibar to teach English to student nurses. On her return to the UK, Charlotte moved to Oxford where she started working in publishing before going freelance and writing children's non-fiction. She now writes picture books and young fiction, both with her husband Adam, and on her own.Gareth Conway (Illustrator) Gareth Conway is an illustrator and animation character designer. He graduated from University with a degree in animation and has worked in children's television animation ever since. Gareth started working on illustration projects in 2007, in that time he has illustrated joke books, activity books, sticker books, educational reading books, poems, puzzles, young fiction books and most recently picture books, including the bestselling Greg the Sausage Roll books. Gareth lives in Devon with his wife and daughter.Also by Adam Guillain
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