Gorilla
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Gorilla
By (Author) Anthony Browne
Illustrated by Anthony Browne
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
1st October 2013
3rd October 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
Children
Fiction
823.914
Winner of Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book, Picture Book 1988 (United States)
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 291mm, Height 226mm, Spine 4mm
220g
Description
Celebrate 30 years of the classic award-winning picture book in this stunning new edition.
Hannah loves gorillas but has never seen one. Her father's too busy to take her to the zoo or for anything else come to that. For her birthday, Hannah asks her father for a gorilla but is disappointed when she discovers that the gorilla she's got is just a toy one. But then something extraordinary happens ... the toy turns into a real gorilla, who puts on her father's hat and coat and takes her off for a magical visit to the zoo...
Reviews
"One of the best picture books for the over-threes I've seen in a long time." (Practical Parenting)"
Author Bio
Anthony Browne is an internationally acclaimed author/illustrator who has won many prizes for his work, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2000 for his services to children's literature the first British illustrator to win the prize since 1956. He was Children's Laureate from 20092011 and is an ambassador for children's books around the world. Anthony lives in Canterbury, Kent.
