Happy Birthday, Hugless Douglas!

Happy Birthday, Hugless Douglas!

by David Melling (Author)

Synopsis

The fifth Hugless Douglas adventure in this bestselling series with over 800,000 copies sold to date in 25 languages. Douglas is very excited about his birthday surprise. But when the surprise turns out to be his over-excited twin cousins, Douglas is sure this will be the worst birthday ever! David Melling is one of the UK's best-loved author-illustrators and his fifth book about Douglas the brown bear is as funny and compelling as the first. It combines brilliantly imaginative illustrations with an endearing sense of what it is like to be a small child learning about the world. 'A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration.' The Daily Mail Hugless Douglas has been selected as a World Book Day picture book in 2004.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 03 Apr 2014

ISBN 10: 1444913263
ISBN 13: 9781444913262
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: A brand new Hugless Douglas adventure from the critically acclaimed author, David Melling.

Media Reviews
A new Hugless Douglas book is always a cause for celebration. Daily Mail [Hugless Douglas is] a charming and endearing tale... one of the breakthrough picture book characters of recent years. Bookseller Hugless Douglas fits right in with the well-loved classics like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear and will be remembered for years to come. Guardian Hugless Douglas has found his way into children's hearts. Parents in Touch Oozes the aah factor. Dublin Sunday Independent
Author Bio
David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Book Award. Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed author-illustrator, David worked as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. One of his most popular picture books The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day.