The Big Baby: A Little Joke - Hardcover

Browne, Anthony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679847375 ISBN 13: 9780679847373

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1994

Synopsis

John's father wants desperately to stay young, wearing young clothes and hairstyles and collecting expensive adult toys, until he falls in a deep sleep and is transformed into a helpless baby in nappies, in a witty exploration of human vanity.

About this title

About the Author:

Anthony Browne is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as Gorilla (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award), Willy the Wizard and Zoo (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal). In 2009, Anthony was appointed Children's Laureate, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the world of picture books. Voices in the Park won the 1998 Kurt Maschler Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Anthony was also the winner of the 2000 Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. Anthony has also written the immensely popular titles King Kong (1994), My Dad (2000), My Mum (2005) and My Brother (2007).

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0679847375
• ISBN 13: 9780679847373
• Binding: Hardcover