The Quentin Blake Treasury: Celebrate Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday

The Quentin Blake Treasury: Celebrate Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday

by Quentin Blake (Author), Sue Buswell (Editor)

Synopsis

The Quentin Blake Treasury contains: All Join In * Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book * Patrick * Angelica Sprocket's Pockets * Mister Magnolia * Quentin Blake's ABC * Cockatoos * Angel Pavement * Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road Meet Mister Magnolia, with only one boot! Peer into Angelica Sprocket's Pockets! Set off with Mrs Armitage Queen of the Road, be whisked away by the music of the extraordinary Patrick and soar into the air on the wings of Angel Pavement. Discover the crazy counting of the mischievous Cockatoos and the most enjoyable alphabet ever in Quentin Blake's ABC. And finally, join in at the top of your voice with the verse and songs of Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book and All Join In! From Quentin's very first picture book to his most recent adventures, this collection spans and celebrates his astonishing career. There's inspiration and exuberance, wit and wonder, joy and jollity to be found within these pages; we can't wait for you to explore them...

$27.40

Quantity

20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Published: 27 Sep 2012

ISBN 10: 0857550470
ISBN 13: 9780857550477
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: Welcome to the wonderful world of Quentin Blake! Collected here are nine beautiful complete picture books: his best-loved characters, classic stories and marvellous rhymes - together for the first time in a treasury to be shared and enjoyed by all.

Media Reviews
This collection is a delight from start to finish. * Daily Express *
Author Bio
Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.