Mister Magnolia: Celebrate Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday

Mister Magnolia: Celebrate Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday

by Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Mr Magnolia has only one boot. He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot - And two lovely sisters who play on the flute - But Mr Magnolia has only one boot. In this wittily rhyming picture book, Mr Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one serious omission - a boot. But one day, he receives a mysterious parcel, and at last Mr Magnolia can splash in the puddles with everyone else!

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 32
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 04 Mar 2010

ISBN 10: 1862308071
ISBN 13: 9781862308077
Children’s book age: 0-5 Years
Book Overview: A classic, exuberant, rhyming picture book from the much-loved Quentin Blake.

Media Reviews
Typically exuberant pictures from the first Children's Laureate with a singing storyline that begs children to join in the fun * The Times *
An all-time great * Mail on Sunday *
Mister Magnolia leaps and performs as only Quentin Blake knows how * Guardian *
A completely wonderful, dotty rhyme * The Sunday Times *
Delicious * Books for Keeps *
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.