Has Anybody Seen a Story?
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Has Anybody Seen a Story? by Mandana Sadat
Once upon a time, there were three Thingummies called Sadie, Spike and Smudge. They lived in the middle of Nowhere in a place called Floatyfish, surrounded by soft fluffy clouds. The Thingummies had everything they needed – plenty of water, plenty of fresh air, and plenty of flutterberries, a delicious kind of flying fruit that you catch with a net. One day, Sadie sighed. ‘We can’t stay here doing nothing,’ she said. ‘What we need is a story.’ ‘But why?’ asked Spike. ‘I like doing nothing.’ ‘Well, I’m bored with it,’ said Sadie. ‘And I bet the people reading this book are bored too. Just look at them! They’ve been watching us for a few pages now.’ ‘Those people up there?’ asked Smudge. ‘Don’t worry about them. They look harmless enough to me.’ ‘Don’t be so lazy, you two!’ Sadie said. ‘Come on, let’s see if we can find an adventure of our own.’ So Spike packed a bundle full of flutterberries, and the three of them set off in search of a story. This delightful book by the acclaimed illustrator Mandana Sadat follows three friends as they head off in search of adventure down Fairytale Trail, Poetry Path, Bedtime Boulevard, Future Freeway and the Maze of Mumblings. They soon find out that ‘what ifs’ are what stories are all about…
'This is a beautiful, poetic book by an extraordinary authorMandana Sadat’s subtlety and wit appeals directly to every child' - Beatrice Alemagna
'Mandana Sadat’s illustrations are whimsical, layered and enchanting … fabulously bonkers' - Armadillo magazine
'An imaginative celebration of the joy of stories' - Parents in Touch
'Mandana Sadat’s illustrations are whimsical, layered and enchanting … fabulously bonkers' - Armadillo magazine
'An imaginative celebration of the joy of stories' - Parents in Touch
Mandana Sadat is an acclaimed French-Iranian author and illustrator of children’s books. She studied illustration at Les Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg. Her previous books include Beyond My Hand, The Other Paul, Cosas con plumas, Le jardin de babaï and Soleil d’hiver, among many others.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780500651926 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500651922 |
| Title | Has Anybody Seen a Story? |
| Author | Mandana Sadat |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-03-21 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |