The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon
The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon
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Summary
Part love story, part crime caper, this title presents a tale of the crockery-cutlery duo of all time.
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The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon by Mini Grey
Hey Diddle Diddle The Cat and the Fiddle The Cow jumped over the Moon. The Little Dog laughed To see such fun And the Dish ran away with the Spoon That's the bit we know - but have you ever wondered what happened next? Mini Grey, the creator of such favourites as Biscuit Bear and The Pea and the Princess, has this brilliantly funny and wonderfully inventive suggestion, narrated by one of the principal players - the Spoon himself. Part love story, part crime caper, The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon is the rags-to-riches and back again tale of the most dazzling crockery-cutlery duo of all time.
One of the picture books of the year -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *
Grey's pictures are busy, witty, lively. . No romantic or fly by night of any age could resist this book -- Kate Kellaway * Observer *
Mini Grey, with all the dash of matinee heroics, pulls it off, with a story and pictures that deserve close examination -- Dina Rabinovitch * Guardian *
Combining cinematic breadth with extravagant detail, these kaleidoscopic pictures invite and reward endless exploration and you're left humming the tune long after the final curtain -- Joanna Carey * Guardian *
An original, detailed story told with great humour * The Bookseller *
Grey's pictures are busy, witty, lively. . No romantic or fly by night of any age could resist this book -- Kate Kellaway * Observer *
Mini Grey, with all the dash of matinee heroics, pulls it off, with a story and pictures that deserve close examination -- Dina Rabinovitch * Guardian *
Combining cinematic breadth with extravagant detail, these kaleidoscopic pictures invite and reward endless exploration and you're left humming the tune long after the final curtain -- Joanna Carey * Guardian *
An original, detailed story told with great humour * The Bookseller *
Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Her books include Egg Drop, The Pea and the Princess (shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), Biscuit Bear (winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award), Traction Man is Here (winner of the Boston Horn Book Award and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), and Traction Man meets Turbodog. Mini Grey is one of the Big Picture's ten Best New Illustrators.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099475767 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099475766 |
| Title | The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon |
| Author | Mini Grey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2007-10-04 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Winner of Carnegie Medal 2007, Winner of Kate Greenaway Medal 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |