On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

by Beatrice Alemagna (Author)

Synopsis

WINNER of the 2018 4-11 Picture Book Awards (fiction 4-7 Category)

One of the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2017

All I want to do on a rainy day like today is play my game,
but my mum says it's a waste of time.
The game drives my mum mad.
She takes it away.
I take it back.
I wish Dad had come with us on this rainy, grey weekend.
Without my game, nothing is fun.
On the other hand, maybe I'm wrong about that...

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 40
Edition: 01
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 31 Aug 2017

ISBN 10: 0500651329
ISBN 13: 9780500651322
Book Overview: Award-winning author and illustrator Beatrice Alemagna tells the story of a boy discovering the magic in nature when he accidentally drops his electronic game into a pond

Media Reviews
'Beautiful, hugely immersive, mesmerising! Another fabulous book that once again establishes Beatrice as a writer-illustrator the whole world should get to know' - Read It Daddy
'A warm and wondrous invitation to remastering the art of fertile solitude' - Brain Pickings
'Rich with autumnal tones and textures; you can almost feel the damp fogginess of the forest coming off the pages' - Tales for Tadpoles
Author Bio
Beatrice Alemagna is the author of nearly 30 children's books. She exhibits her work internationally and has won many awards for her books and illustrations, including the Andersen Prize for Illustrator of the year, 2010.