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Down the Back of the Chair

Down the Back of the Chair

by Margaret Mahy (Author), Margaret Mahy (Author), Margaret Mahy (Author), Polly Dunbar (Illustrator)

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    Picture Book 2007

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Synopsis

When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pirates, treasure, lions, elephants and many more. But what will a troubled father win from down the back of the chair?

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More Information

Format: Picture Book
 Pages: 32
 Edition: Illustrated
 Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 01 Feb 2007
ISBN 10: 1845076028
ISBN 13: 9781845076023
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years

Media Reviews
Exuberant rhyming story celebrating the chaos of everyday life and the power of the imagination. || Its inventive language and detailed collage illustrations... will amuse children of three and over... This is a simple story but it zips along and ... the language really fizzes || The entertainment, humour, and exuberance of it all arises from what Dad finds... Mahy's text rollicks along in rhythm and rhyme, and Polly Dunbar's graphics are akin to a fireworks display on the page; words, phrases and pictorial images metaphorically pop up and explode like stardust over the double spreads || Mahy and Dunbar are a stunning team, the visual dexterity of one playing with the verbal twists and turns of the other.
Author Bio

Margaret Mahy, the iconic children's author from New Zealand who sadly died in 2012, wrote more than 200 books for children of all ages and is acknowledged to be one of the outstanding children's writers of the twentieth century. In 2006 she was presented with the Hans Christian Andersen medal, which is the highest international recognition granted to authors and illustrators of children's books. Twice winner of the Carnegie Medal, several of her books have become modern classics. Her other picture books for Frances Lincoln include: Dashing Dog, illustrated by Sarah Garland, and Down the Back of the Chair and Bubble Trouble, both illustrated by Polly Dunbar.

Polly Dunbar was born in Stratford upon Avon. Daughter of children's author Joyce Dunbar, Polly first started illustrating when she was 16 and has a degree in Illustration at the University of Brighton. Polly's books for Frances Lincoln are Down the Back of the Chair, Measuring Angels, Looking After Louis and Bubble Trouble. She lives in Brighton, Sussex.

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