The Moose is Loose!

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A hilarious rhyming text in the style of Dr Seuss Ages: 2-5 'the moose is loose and so is the goose!' cried the signalman Bruce from the train's caboose. When the animals escape their carriages on board the All Creatures Zoo transport Service, it's bedlam! Will Signalman Bruce and train driver Mac be able to get them back?

Mark Carthew is Australian children's author, poet and educator well known for his award winning books and series exploring wordplay, music, movement, drama and humour. Mark's exciting recent releases the wonderfully wacky rhyme and riddle books Witches' Britches, Itches & Twitches!, Wicked Wizards & Leaping Lizards and Newts, Lutes and Bandicoots, all produced in collaboration with UK illustrator Mike Spoor. Mark's picture books include Five Little Owls illustrated Mini Goss and The Gobbling Tree, illustrated by Susy Boyer, winner of Speech Pathology Australia's Book of the Year 2009. His anthology Can You Keep a Secret? Timeless rhymes to share and treasure illustrated by Jobi Murphy was a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book, Early Childhood. In 2011 Mark was conferred his PhD in Writing from Swinburne University, Australia. He is a 2013 May Gibbs Children's Literature Trust CTR Fellow and Director/Board Member of the Australian Society of Authors. His latest book The Moose is Loose! illustrated by Matt Stanton is published by HarperCollinsPublishers and ABC Books. Matt Stanton is a bestselling children's author and illustrator who has sold more than one million books worldwide. His middle-grade series Funny Kid debuted as the #1 Australian kids' book and has legions of fans across the globe. He has published such bestselling picture books as There Is a Monster Under My Bed Who Farts, This Is a Ball and Pea + Nut!, and produces a daily YouTube show for kids. He lives and works in Sydney, Australia, with his wife, bestselling author Beck Stanton, and their children. mattstanton.net