The Emperor of Absurdia

Chris Riddell (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

32 Seiten

2006 | Illustrated edition
Macmillan Children's Books (Verlag)
978-1-4050-5061-6 (ISBN)

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Skyfish nibble umbrella trees, pointy birds steal scarves to line their pointy nests, and dinner is served before lunch. It's an absurd world. Of interest to young children, this is an entertaining story of dragon hunts and hairy wardrobe monsters.

Skyfish nibble umbrella trees, pointy birds steal scarves to line their pointy nests, and dinner is served before lunch. It's an absurd world, yet it all makes perfect sense as conceived by the unique imagination of Chris Riddell. Young children will be enchanted by this entertaining story of dragon hunts and hairy wardrobe monsters, and absorbed by the extraordinarily rich and detailed illustrations.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.8.2006
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	235 x 300 mm
Gewicht	423 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher ► Erzählerische Bilderbücher
ISBN-10	1-4050-5061-6 / 1405050616
ISBN-13	978-1-4050-5061-6 / 9781405050616
Zustand	Neuware