The Green Ship
Celebrate Quentin Blake’s 90th Birthday
Author: Quentin Blake Series: Red Fox picture books
All children love to act out imaginary situations in the games they play. A 'Let's Pretend' par excellence, (one of which imaginative adults take part). This is a new aspect of Quentin Blake who is invariably unpredictable in his creativity.
Two children find the Green Ship when they climb over the wall into what is more like a forest than a garden. a small garden shed on an ancient stump is the wheel house and in command of the ship is the owner of the garden, old Mrs Tredegar.
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Summary
All children love to act out imaginary situations in the games they play. A 'Let's Pretend' par excellence, (one of which imaginative adults take part). This is a new aspect of Quentin Blake who is invariably unpredictable in his creativity.
Two children find the Green Ship when they climb over the wall into what is more like a forest than a garden. a small garden shed on an ancient stump is the wheel house and in command of the ship is the owner of the garden, old Mrs Tredegar.
Description
A tale of imagination and friendship, from the nation's favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake!A tale of imagination and friendship, from the nation's favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake!When two bold adventurers climb over the wall to explore the overgrown garden next door, the discover a ship made of bushes, with tall, thin trees for masts. They also meet marvellous Mrs Tredegar, who turns them into a fully trained crew, and with their imaginations at the ready, they embark on a series of glorious voyages."Blake is beyond brilliant . . . I've never met a child who doesn't love Quentin Blake" - Daily TelegraphQuentin Blake is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful author-illustrators, and was made the first Children's Laureate in 1999. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, and the Kate Greenaway Medal. among others.
Awards
Winner of Smarties Book Prize Bronze Award 1998 Short-listed for Kurt Maschler Award 1998 Short-listed for Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 1998
Critic Reviews
“A book of exceptional warmth and humanity . . . This is Quentin Blake at his richest and most colourful”
Guardian
A book to explore and enjoy again and again Junior Education
About the Author
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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When two bold adventurers climb over the wall to explore the overgrown garden next door, they discover a ship made of bushes with tall, thin trees for masts. They also meet marvellous Mrs Tredegar, who turns them into a fully-trained crew, and with their imaginations at the ready, they embark on a series of glorious voyages.
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