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My uncle's donkey is allowed in the house. And in the house, the
donkey gets up to all sorts of things - he talks to his friends on the
phone, does hoofstands in the kitchen, cartwheels in the living room,
takes long baths and stays up late ... A humorous and
entertaining picture book that will delight children and adults alike!
About The Author
'Tohby knits well but is also a chatterbox, so his socks are not
finished. I hope he finishes them in the holidays.'
Many years have passed since this mixed primary school report on Tohby
Riddle. And although his socks remain unfinished, he has been able
to complete other undertakings, including a degree in art and a degree
in architecture - neither of which involved any knitting.
Tohby Riddle is the award-winning creator of picture books such as The
Singing Hat, The Great Escape from City Zoo and Irving the
Magician (all three were shortlisted for CBC Picture Book of the
Year and more), and the cult favourite, The Royal Guest. In
2008, Tohby illustrated The Word Spy by Ursula Duborsarsky,
which won the Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's
Literature in the 2009 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and
was an honour book in the 2009 CBC Book of the Year awards. A
much-anticipated second book, The Return of the Word Spy,
is published in May 2010.
His latest picture book, Nobody Owns the Moon won the Best
Designed Picture Book in the 2009 APA Book Design Awards,
and was shortlisted for both the 2009 CBC Picture Book of the Year and
the Patricia Wrightson Prize in the 2009 NSW Premier's Literary Awards.
Tohby also has two cartoon collections What's the Big Idea?
and Pink Freud. The cartoons in these books first appeared
before a wide audience in Good Weekend - the weekend magazine
of the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age, where
he was cartoonist for nearly ten years. Some of the cartoons have been
hung in the National Museum of Australia.
In May 2009, Tohby published his first novel for the young
adult/adult market called The Lucky Ones. Tohby Riddle lives
with his family in the Blue Mountains, outside Sydney, Australia.
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Comments about My Uncle's Donkey:
Great for reading to a group of children. Large illustrations and not too many words
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ISBN: 9780670040339
ISBN-10: 0670040339
Audience:
Children
For Ages: 5 - 7 years old
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 36
Published: 30th August 2010
Dimensions (cm): 17.8 x 23.2
x 0.900
Weight (kg): 26.7
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