Fantastic Daisy Artichoke: Celebrate Quentin Blakes 90th Birthday

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Meet Fantastic Daisy Artichoke. She isn't quite like other folk! She has strange pets and funny clothes and she knows lots of funny jokes. Fantastic Daisy Artichoke, a new and memorable character by Quentin Blake, will have as great an appeal for young children as the immortal Mr Magnolia. The delightfully off-beat rhyming text complements the artwork perfectly.

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"Blake's signature drawings with watercolor wash invigorate the proceedings as the trio cavorts across the pages." --Publishers Weekly

"Clever images are at the heart of the text, and the quick rhythms move them seamlessly forward. Cartoon dialogue bubbles convey the humorous conversational asides of the friends. With her Pippi Longstockinglike pigtails flying at all angles, Daisy turns cartwheels, plays the banjo, and delights in the fact that she "isn't quite like other folk." Blake's trademark line drawings are full of movement and color and capture Daisy's free-spirited nature. This story of a fun and eccentric friend is sure to please children." --School Library Journal

Author Bio

Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.