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Gus's Garage

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Gus's Garage

Contributors:

By (Author) Leo Timmers
Illustrated by Leo Timmers
Translated by James Brown

ISBN:

9781776570935

Publisher:

Gecko Press

Imprint:

Gecko Press

Publication Date:

1st September 2016

UK Publication Date:

1st June 2017

Country:

New Zealand

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Dewey:

[E]

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

32

Dimensions:

Width 246mm, Height 267mm

Weight:

188g

Description

Guss workshop is chockful of useless odds and ends. But when his friend Rico comes over with a problemhis scooter seat is way too small for a rhinoGus finds just the thing to solve it. One by one his friends come to Guss Garage and he solves their troubles with ingenious solutionsa cooling system made with a fridge that doubles as ice-cream machine, a burst of speed from a rocket blaster trombone. Soon the workshop is almost empty. Is anything left to solve Guss own problem at the end of a long day

Reviews

Do you like to tinker! Gus does.Guss friends visit him with their various problems for him to solve with inventions.Rico needs a bigger seat on his scooter, Gina needs a warmer neck in her car (shes a giraffe), Miss P. needs refrigeration, and so on. Watch how Gus uses the materials in his full garage to build inventions for his friends. Gorgeous illustrations & inspiring inventions.

-- Imagination Soup

"Clearly, one animals clutter is another pigs livelihood in this buoyant, rhyming tale."

-- New York Times (US)

"Warm, beautifully crafted and stacks of recycled fun, its always a pleasure to see what Leo Timmers will get up to next."

-- Kids Book Review (AUS)

"The most magical picture books tell their story in images, as much as in words. Guss Garage, by Leo Timmers, is the best example of seamless storytelling I have seen recently, joining Timmers other wonderful books for early picture book readers."

-- Booksellers NZ

Author Bio

Leo Timmers was born in 1970 in Belgium. At the age of 12 he started to draw comics and later trained in graphic design. He illustrates for magazines and newspapers and has released many successful picture books. He has a large following as one of Belgiums pre-eminent picture book artists.

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