Looking For Rex
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Looking For Rex
By (Author) Jan Ormerod
By (author) Carol Thompson
Hardie Grant Children's Publishing
Little Hare
1st October 2012
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
823.914
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 244mm, Height 244mm
Description
The children are sure that Gramps would never feel lonely if he had a dog of his own. They say the dog should be called Rex, but what would Rex look like So they play "Looking for Rex," and pretend to see Rex, but whenever they think they find Rex...it is never really the right Rex. Where is he
Reviews
"Ormerod's lively, economical text, filled with sound effects, reads aloud well, while Thompson's exuberant mixed-media illustrations greatly extend the words with dialogue bubbles and sensitive, heart-tugging, kinetic scenes." --School Library Journal on Molly and Her Dad
Author Bio
Jan Ormerod Jan Ormerod has written over 60 books and is published in 21 countries. Jan has won many awards for her books for children, including the Children's Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year Award. Jan has also been highly commended for the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal. Carol Thompson Carol Thompson is the award-winning illustrator of numerous books for children. Her work has been published by HarperCollins, Walker Books, Candlewick Press, Orchard Books, Simon and Schuster, Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury. Her previous title with Little Hare was Chill.
