Overview
A calendar year summed up in a rhyming story from the inimitable duo
Discover the most entertaining way to spend the year: with a spot of spring cleaning (that ends in a mess), a summer picnic (invaded by ants), Halloween dress-up (or not, if you’re already scary) and the only thing to be done in December . . .
Reviews
"Revels in a kind of bonkers Englishness." —Evening Standard, Best Books of 2017
"This heartwarming book takes us through the calendar year and a rhyming story reflects each month wonderfully... Blake's immediately recognisable flourish gives this book instant appeal and his stamp on anything suggests quality and humour" - - INIS
"Very funny, with lots of gentle humour and earthy illustrations from Quentin Blake that really capture the fizz and farce of close family life." - - Booktrust
"A book to treasure all year round" - Andrea Reece - Lovereading4Kids, Book of the Month October 2017
"Exuberantly illustrated" - Fiona Noble - The Bookseller
Author Biography
John Yeoman and Quentin Blake's previous collaborations include The Bear's Water Picnic, The Bear's Winter House, The Heron and the Crane, Mouse Trouble, Our Village, and The Wild Washerwoman. Best known for his Roald Dahl illustrations, Quentin Blake has won the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, and the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award, among numerous others.