Aldo - Hardcover
Every child has moments of sadness and loneliness which many adults prefer not to see. In this picture book, the author depicts a small girl's everyday life and her relationship with her secret friend Aldo, who always knows how she's feeling. The author also wrote Granpa and Humbert.
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"John Burningham is one of the most outstanding author-illustrators of children's books today" (Twentieth Cenury Children's Writers)
"John Burningham is a poet in word and picture" (Independent on Sunday)
"Burningham at his best" (Observer)
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"John Burningham is a poet in word and picture" (Independent on Sunday)
"Burningham at his best" (Observer)
Depicts the everyday life of a lonely little girl whose home life is empty apart from her parents' arguments and whose school life is overshadowed by bullies. The comfort she finds from her secret friend Aldo is heartwarming. By the author of "Borka", "Granpa" and "Oi! Get Off Our Train".
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- PublisherJonathan Cape
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0224031163
- ISBN 13 9780224031165
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
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