Mrs Armitage on Wheels
Part of the BBC’s Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures
$25.76
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
4 June 1999
Summary
An exuberant classic from the nation’s favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake!
Mrs Armitage sets off for a quiet cycle with her faithful dog, Breakspear, but she just can’t help thinking of ways to improve her bicycle. Before very long she has added three very loud horns, a bucket of water to wash her hands, a complete tool kit. And by the time she has also added a seat for Breakspear, two umbrellas, a cassette player and a mouth-organ, Mrs Armitage is riding a very eye-catching contrap…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099400523 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099400529 |
| Author: | Quentin Blake |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 4 June 1999 |
| Weight: | 161g |
| Dimensions: | 4mm x 200mm x 260mm |
| Series: | Quentin Blake |
| Audience Age: | 5-7 |
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Critics Review
For freewheeling joy and inventiveness, this classic picture book is hard to beat.
For freewheeling joy and inventiveness, this classic picture book is hard to beat. – Korky Paul * S Magazine, Sunday Express *
Quentin Blake
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.
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