Platypus - Hardcover

Chris Riddell

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152164936 ISBN 13: 9780152164935

Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books, 2002

Synopsis

While on the beach, Platypus searches for something spectacular for his special collection and stumbles upon a gorgeous shell, but when he comes back the next morning, the shell is missing and Platypus sets out to find it! 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

Meet Platypus, a darling little character created by Chris Riddell for pre-schoolers with an appetite for fun. Platypus stars Platypus, one of the cutest children's books characters you are ever likely to encounter, with his button eyes, big flappy bill and webbed feet that allow him to flip-flop through the pages with an air of innocence and humour.

In this story, Platypus decides to head for the beach to collect something special to put in his box of favourite things. After much searching he finds an almost perfect shell, takes his prize home and tucks it safely under his pillow. But when he wakes, the shell has disappeared, and young Platypus gets himself in a terrible tizzy...

Bold illustrations, large easy-to-follow text and an engaging toddler-times story with a homespun familiarity that will charm small children, Platypus is an appealing little gem. (Ages 2 and over.) --Susan Harrison

About the Author:

CHRIS RIDDELL has illustrated many acclaimed picture books, including Something Else, which won the UNESCO Award for Children's books. He is also a renowned political cartoonist whose work has been featured in the Observer, the Economist, and the Independent. Mr. Riddell lives in Brighton, England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harcourt Childrens Books
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0152164936
• ISBN 13: 9780152164935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Chris Riddell