Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book

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This fabulous collection of traditional nursery rhymes is brought to life by the fantastic Quentin Blake. In this brilliant collection of traditional rhymes, Quentin Blake is in his element. Come and join him and meet the fabulous Handy spandy (Jack a Dandy), Jack Sprat, Gregory Griggs (with twenty-seven wigs), Terence McDiddler the three-stringer fiddler and many, many more!!

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"Offers a chance to energize the nursery rhyme collection with an interpretation of Mother Goose that s as fresh and timeless as the rhymes themselves." Booklist"

Author Bio

Quentin Blake has been drawing ever since he can remember. He taught illustration for over twenty years at the Royal College of Art, of which he is an honorary professor. He has won many prizes, including the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate. In the 2013 New Year's Honours List he was knighted for services to illustration.