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A Recipe for Playtime
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
A Recipe for Playtime
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter Bently
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Illustrated by Sarah Massini
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:32 | Dimensions(mm): Height 247,Width 223 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9781444927252
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Illustrations |
Full colour throughout
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Hachette Children's Group
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Imprint |
Hodder Children's Books
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Publication Date |
8 February 2018 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, comes a tender, gentle rhyming story celebrating playtime. Capturing the joy of the simplest games a child plays, including hide-and-seek, chase, and lots of imaginative play. A joyous story with the perfect lullaby ending. Praise for A Recipe for Bedtime: "I can imagine this becoming a bedtime favourite with many a toddler." - Red Reading Hub
Author Biography
Peter Bently (Author) Peter studied languages at Oxford and lives in Devon, England. He is the author of the hilarious and bestselling The Great Bottom Swap, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. King Jack and the Dragon, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and was among the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of the year. In 2011 he won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize with Cats Ahoy!. www.peterbently.com Sarah Massini (Illustrator) Sarah Massini is the creator of Zac and Zeb and Books Always Everywhere. Drawing has been a life-long habit that has seen her through careers in corporate design, children's book design and now as an illustrator.
ReviewsPraise for A Recipe for Bedtime: With its tender, gently soporific rhyming text and pictures so beautifully in tune, I can imagine this becoming a bedtime favourite with many a toddler. - Red Reading Hub The perfect bedtime story... so gentle and sweet. It would be fun for older siblings to help with a younger child's bedtime too. - Guardian
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