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Overview"Go straightly to school, Our Kid,"" said Dad. But unless a fish-driven submarine, dinopirates and an elephant ride are the fastest way to school, Our Kid is not doing too well. This tour-de-force of invention from the legendary Tony Ross takes you on a journey to school like no other, and shows that sometimes the oddballs (especially of the goat variety) win the day!" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony RossPublisher: Andersen Press Ltd Imprint: Andersen Press Ltd Dimensions: Width: 25.00cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 26.00cm Weight: 0.210kg ISBN: 9781783445882ISBN 10: 1783445882 Pages: 32 Publication Date: 03 May 2018 Recommended Age: From 0 to 5 years Audience: Children/juvenile , Children / Juvenile Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsRoss' cartoon-style illustrations with their characteristic shaky ink line and painterly watercolors evoke humor that reinforces the absurdity of the tale. A tall tale with lots of fun kidding around. * Kirkus * With a sympathetic protagonist and lovably quirky ink-and-watercolor illustrations, this picture book delivers plenty of read-aloud fun. * Booklist * Fantastic story... Ross's off-beat use of language is both inspired and playful * Red Reading Hub * In Our Kid Tony Ross has produced yet another marvellously unique miracle * The School Librarian * """Ross' cartoon-style illustrations with their characteristic shaky ink line and painterly watercolors evoke humor that reinforces the absurdity of the tale. A tall tale with lots of fun kidding around."" * Kirkus * ""With a sympathetic protagonist and lovably quirky ink-and-watercolor illustrations, this picture book delivers plenty of read-aloud fun."" * Booklist * ""Fantastic story... Ross’s off-beat use of language is both inspired and playful"" * Red Reading Hub * ""In Our Kid Tony Ross has produced yet another marvellously unique miracle"" * The School Librarian *" Author InformationTony Ross has been illustrating books for over 40 years, and has been published all over the world. He is perhaps best known for his much-loved Little Princess series, which has been adapted for TV and is currently showing on Channel 5s Milkshake, and for his collaboration on David Walliams' best-selling children's books. Tony's books have been shortlisted for the The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Slug Needs a Hug) and the Kate Greenaway (Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers), and Tadpole's Promise won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize. He has been named as the best-selling illustrator in the UK for three years in a row, and he is the UK's libraries' most-borrwed illustrator. He lives in Rutland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |