Traction Man Meets Turbodog
$25.84
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2009
Summary
Mini Grey celebrates loyalty and friendship in this fabulously witty sequel to her critically acclaimed picture book, Traction Man Is Here.
Traction Man is back! And so is Scrubbing Brush, his brave and rather bedraggled pet. But one night Scrubbing Brush mysteriously vanishes and in his place is the utterly hygienic Turbodog, in indestructible Purple Plastic with Flashing Eyes, Electronic Bark and three AA batteries. But it’s not the same without Scrubbing Brush. Where can he be? Tra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099484028 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099484021 |
| Author: | Mini Grey |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox Picture Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2009 |
| Weight: | 175g |
| Dimensions: | 249mm x 220mm x 4mm |
| Series: | Traction Man |
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Mini Grey is a consistently brilliant writer and illustrator, brimming with ideas and invention, and this is another triumph
Mini Grey is a consistently brilliant writer and illustrator, brimming with ideas and invention, and this is another triumph * Daily Telegraph *Mini Grey’s comic-strip story, with its busy frames and witty filmic references, celebrates true friendship, dirt and all * Guardian *I can’t recommend Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog highly enough … A witty and surreal picture book that’s suitable for both reading aloud and first attempts at reading alone. It’s slightly subversive in a Toy Story way, but is absolutely and utterly British. Don’t miss it * thebookbag.co.uk *Another brilliant picture book from Mini Grey, whose sense of humour and adventure, love of the language of the toy box and understanding of childhood fantasy is matched by her pictorial invention and a skill at characterisation that can make even a scrubbing brush appealing * Books for Keeps *A brilliant and playful parody of an action-hero drama by quirky writer Mini Grey * Junior *A glorious antidote to boneheaded machismo … and a visual feast of wit and boundless imagination. A gem * Carousel *The retro superhero Traction Man is back for another madcap domestic adventure … All the excellent details in the pictures make this a hugely entertaining story from award-winning author/illustrator * tBK Magazine *
About The Author
Mini Grey
Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Her books include Egg Drop, The Pea and the Princess (shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), Biscuit Bear (winner of the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Gold Award), Traction Man is Here (winner of the Boston Horn Book Award and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (winner of the Nestle Children’s Book Prize Bronze Award and winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), and Traction Man meets Turbodog. Mini Grey is one of the Big Picture’s ten Best New Illustrators.
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