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Imagine getting so very, very small that you could leave your house by a crack under the door and live, for a while, in your very own, private snail house. Imagine a tigerish bird, raindrops like sacks of water, an apple the size of a huge bomb. Imagine the adventures you might have...Now picture yourself on the verandah one warm summer's evening, with Michael, Hannah and the baby, as Grandma begins her story...
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"* "Gillian Tyler's delightful illustrations lovingly depict the miniature world." The Spectator * "A lovely, old-fashioned story... Stunning botanical illustrations." The Daily Mail * "A joyful combination of words and pictures... this is an absorbing book to inspire imaginations." Junior Education * "Exquisitely detailed and idiosyncratic." The Observer
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Allan Ahlberg is one of the most acclaimed and successful authors of children's books, particularly in partnership with his wife Janet, who died in 1994. Among his numerous classic picture books are The Jolly Postman books, Burglar Bill, Peepo! and Each Peach Pear Plum. Allan's other books for Walker include The Mysteries of Zigomar, Monkey Do!, Mockingbird, The Bravest Ever Bear and the first in the series about the Gaskett family, The Man Who Wore All His Clothes. Gillian Tyler is a freelance illustrator whose work has appeared widely in advertising, magazines and books, including The Good Little Christmas Tree. Originally a natural history artist and a miniaturist in style, she found The Snail House a particular pleasure to illustrate. The baby is based on her own son, Solly.
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- PublisherWalker Books Ltd
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0744582318
- ISBN 13 9780744582314
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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