Summary
A delightful picture book about the wonders of all the fun you can have inside AND outside, by the award-winning Steve Antony, author of the bestselling PLEASE MR PANDA.
BLIP spends all day plugged into her computer, playing games and having fun. But when there is a POWER CUT, Blip goes down the stairs and out the front door, where she discovers playing games and having fun … OUTSIDE. Isn’t it wonderful to be UNPLUGGED?
By Steve Antony, winner of the Oscar’s First Boo…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444934168 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444934163 |
| Author: | Steve Antony |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Hodder Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 199g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 260mm x 6mm |
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Critics Review
A gentle catalyst for crucial conversations about balancing digital diversions with real-life play as well an introduction to self-guided critical thinking.
A gentle catalyst for crucial conversations about balancing digital diversions with real-life play as well an introduction to self-guided critical thinking. * Kirkus Reviews *A celebration of the beauty of nature and a timely call of adventure. * Inis *Parents who worry about their children staring at screens all day will approve of Steve Anthony’s Unplugged. Blip spends most of her time plugged into her computer. but when there’s a power cut Blip discovers the joys of the great outdoors, playing games, dancing and having fun. * Daily Express *A cleverly written story that can be used to great effect to show children the joys of leaving behind their electronic devices. * Parents in Touch *
About The Author
Steve Antony
Since his 2014 debut, multi award-winning author-illustrator Steve Antony has written and illustrated 18 picture books, selling over one million copies worldwide. Seven of his titles have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
His Mr Panda series has sold over 1 million copies worldwide and was recently optioned for TV by Magic Light Pictures. His highly acclaimed The Queen’s Hat (the first installment of the Queen Collection) was adapted into a musical concert by the London Symphony Orchestra and won the Evening Standard’s Oscars Book Prize. His Queen’s Hat inspired Shaun the Sheep statue raised £15,000 for the Wallace and Gromit Children’s Charity.
He plays an active role in his local community as Patron to Swindon Libraries Children’s Services and recently designed their library card. He is an Ambassador for The National Literacy Trust, an active supporter of Beanstalk, and a vocal advocate for more incidental inclusiveness in children’s literature, having written several articles on the subject. Through his art, Steve has helped raise thousands for various UK charities including My AFK, BookTrust, Willow Foundation, and Wallace and Gromit Children’s Charity.
Steve studied at Anglia Ruskin University after taking voluntary redundancy from a Swindon call centre. Steve was part-raised in New Mexico and now lives in Swindon, UK, with his husband and cat.
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