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A Place to Call Home

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

A Place to Call Home

Contributors:

By (Author) Alexis Deacon
Illustrated by Silvia Viviane Schwarz
Illustrated by Viviane Schwarz

ISBN:

9781406337778

Publisher:

Walker Books Ltd

Imprint:

Walker Books Ltd

Publication Date:

1st April 2012

UK Publication Date:

5th January 2012

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

Children

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

823.92

Prizes:

Short-listed for Oxfordshire Book Award 2012 (UK)

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

36

Dimensions:

Width 288mm, Height 249mm, Spine 4mm

Weight:

250g

Description

An endearing adventure story about finding a place to call home.

This is the story of a band of seven furry brothers. They live in a nice, safe, warm home a very small hole. Yet as they grow up they become too big for the tiny space and are forced out into the world. And so their adventure begins a quest for a new place to call their own! This determined little unit tackle the elements: crossing the sea, climbing a mountain, trawling across the desert and surviving a labyrinth until, finally, they reach the edge of the world... What will they see here and will they ever find a place they can call home

Reviews

This collaboration between two Bookseller favourites is a real treat. An epic adventure of seven furry brothers in search of a new home, with all the humour and innovation you would expect. * Bookseller *
A great picture book is as rare as hens teeth. So it is with great joy that I can add one more to the list This is a wonderful book -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
This endearing and engaging picture book about growing up is told with gentle humour and illustrated by Best New Illustrator Viviane Schwarz's blend of painting and photography. * Booktrust *
(a) humorous mini-epic ... Schwarz uses a mixture of illustrations and photography to great effect and gives each creature a distinct persona. * The Herald *
The adventure is splendid, the ending happy * Carousel *

Author Bio

Alexis Deacon is an acclaimed author and illustrator. Beegu and Jitterbug Jam, both of which he illustrated, were awarded the New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Book of the Year. Alexis lives in London, SE15.

Viviane Schwarz is the author-illustrator of the highly acclaimed picture books The Adventures of a Nose, Shark and Lobster's Amazing Undersea Adventure, There Are Cats in This Book and There Are No Cats in This Book. She lives in London SE15.

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