It's Only Stanley

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Age range 3 to 6

'The Wimbledons were sleeping. It was very, very late,
When Wilma heard a spooky sound, Which made her sit up straight.
"That's very odd," said Walter. "I don't recognize the tune..." (Walter looks out the window).
"It's only Stanley," Walter said. "He's howling at the moon."'

Whoever heard of a dog who can sing, cook and do DIY around the house He makes a lot of noise and mess, but he's forgiven as does mend the TV. Not until the very end do we or the hapless Wimbledon family see just exactly what Stanley the dog has been planning all along!

'Agee and his simple, droll watercolors return with a work that manages to be absurdist, alarming, and just when you least expect it poignant...Very strange, and very, very wonderful.' Booklist, starred review

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'Oh, its fun, this book. Absurd, silly, laugh-out-loud funny. Perfect for a read-aloud. Perfect for guessing what happens next. Agee has done it again. Just Imagine; Jon Agees rhyming text sets a brisk pace in this immensely enjoyable picturebook, but its the interaction between words and pictures (and deadpan humour) that really makes this book sing. Books for Keeps;With a rhyme that romps from start to finish, a feast of visual and verbal wit, an addictive sense of fun that imbues every page, and its warm celebration of family loyalty and togetherness, this is Agee at his quirkiest and playful best! Lancashire Evening Post;Jon Agees brilliantly inventive and funny rhyming picture book is a perfect repeat read. The rhymes are unexpected and original. A picture book that poses the everyday - a family trying to get to sleep - alongside the fantastical, which feeds children's imaginations about what pets might be up to when the family aren't around... Booktrust;'Great for children who are interested in how things work, and with eye-catching large format illustrations ideal for reluctant emerging readers. The School Reading List;

Author Bio

JON AGEE is a full-time author and illustrator living in San Francisco. Longlisted for the UKLA award in the UK, Jon has previously won an Irma Black Honor, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor and much more. Life sales are over 2 million copies.