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The Emperor of Absurdia Chris Riddell

The Emperor of Absurdia By Chris Riddell

The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell


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Condition - Very Good
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Summary

Enter the fantastic world of Absurdia in this imaginative adventure story from the award-winning picture book creator, Chris Riddell.

The Emperor of Absurdia Summary

The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell

A gloriously rich and beautiful picture book from Chris Riddell, the award-winning creator of Once Upon a Wild Wood.

Welcome to Absurdia: a strange and wonderful land where nothing is quite what it seems. Trees are birds, umbrellas are trees, and the sky is thick with snoring fish. Join one small boy as he tumbles out of bed into a crazy dreamland of wardrobe monsters, dragons and amazing adventures!

The Emperor of Absurdia is a brilliantly imaginative and original story from the bestselling picture book creator, Chris Riddell. With a story to enchant even the youngest reader and wonderfully rich and detailed illustrations, it will delight parents and children alike.

The Emperor of Absurdia Reviews

Chris Riddell at his finest * Publishing News *
[W]ill haunt the dreamscapes of wide-eyed boys of all ages * Observer *
A tour de force of the strange and wonderful * Bookseller *
[W]ill sustain many revisits * The Times *

About Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. His work for Macmillan also includes the bestselling Ottoline books, The Emperor of Absurdia, and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.

Additional information

GOR011390759
9781529017533
152901753X
The Emperor of Absurdia by Chris Riddell
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20190905
32
Winner of Nestle Smarties Book Prize Silver Award 2006 (UK)
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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