The Last Noo-noo

by Murphy Jill (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1997

  $3.95

• Used

  Paperback
  2006

  $3.38

  A classic and compact picture book specifically designed to encourage reading time! Marlon the monster loves his dummies. He calls them his noo-noos . Marlon's granny says he's too old for a dummy and all the other monsters tease him about it too. But Marlon isn't going to give up his noo-noo until he wants to! Winner of the Smarties Book Prize (0-5 category). Walker Reading Time books are a new series designed to offer all the fun and variety you need to make story time the highlight of the day. The manageable format is ideal for reading to your child - or for your child to read to you!

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $9.00

  Winner of the 1995 Smarties Book prize (0-5 category), this picture book features Marlon, the monster, who loves his dummies, his noo-noos . Marlon's granny says he's too old for a dummy, and all the other monsters tease him too. One day, Marlon's mum decides to take drastic action. She gathers up all the noo-noos she can find, and dumps them in the dustbin; but Marlon has secret supplies hidden all over the house, down the side of an armchair, at the back of the breadbin, in the toe of his wellington boot. Gradually his supply dwindles until Marlon has only one pink noo-noo left. Then he finds a blue one and plants it in the garden. The other monsters lie in wait for Marlon with a home-made noo-noo snatcher, and a fierce tug-of-war ensues. Neither side, it seems, is going to give way, when suddenly Marlon decides to let go, and all the other monsters fall backwards into the pond. I've given up my noo-noo , Marlon tells his mum and granny, adding that he's planted one in the garden just in case he changes his mind. Nonsense , says his granny. Dummies don't grow on trees . The last picture in the book reveals she is quite wrong - for there is a flowering noo-noo tree! Jill Murphy has written and illustrated The Worst Witch , Geoffrey Strangeways , Worlds Apart , Five Minutes' Peace (winner of the Best Books for Babies Award and shortlisted for the Children's Book Award}, All in One Piece (commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal), A Piece of Cake and A Quiet Night In (shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal).