The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
By (Author) Aaron Blabey
Penguin Random House Australia
Puffin
26th March 2014
Australia
Classifications
Children
Fiction
A823.00
Physical Properties
Paperback
32
Width 233mm, Height 292mm, Spine 7mm
178g
Description
No matter what hour, she lurked looking sour, be it midnight or mid-afternoon. Her dresses were shabby, her mood always crabby. Her name was Miss Annabel Spoon. Life is cursed for the people of the village of Twee. The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon haunts their every waking hour and they've had enough! But then one day, the brave and practical young Herbert Kettle has the most extraordinary idea...
Reviews
"There is nothing 'twee' about this epiphany in verse and arresting artwork. This book deserves to be pored over and studied." --Reading Time Winner, 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize
Author Bio
Aaron Blabey has won a CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year and an AFI Award, and his book The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon won the Patricia Wrightson Award in the 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and also won a Children's Peace Literature Award. Aaron has been included on the Smithsonian Institute's Notable Book List and was a National Literacy Ambassador in 2012. Find out more at www.aaronblabeybooks.com or visit Aaron on Facebook https-//www.facebook.com/aaronblabeynews
