How Messy!
Published on 3. May 2022
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-7112-6970-5 (ISBN)
Description
Dot and Duck are best friends, but Dot hates mess and Duck hates tidy. Duck leaves the bed unmade, the cupboards open and breakfast everywhere. How messy!
In the morning, Duck makes Dot pancakes for breakfast, how kind! But Duck leaves a BIG mess!
At the beach, Dot carefully lays out her towel and picnic... and Duck digs a big hole covering everything with sand! SO messy!
Characterful watercolour illustrations bring this story to life, and big font makes the story easy for young readers.
How Messy! is a simple yet hilarious story with a touching ending and an important message about accepting differences and learning to compromise.
The Dot and Duck series is a collection of laugh-out-loud funny stories detailing the adventures of these two best friends. More titles include How Rude! and How Selfish!
In the morning, Duck makes Dot pancakes for breakfast, how kind! But Duck leaves a BIG mess!
At the beach, Dot carefully lays out her towel and picnic... and Duck digs a big hole covering everything with sand! SO messy!
Characterful watercolour illustrations bring this story to life, and big font makes the story easy for young readers.
How Messy! is a simple yet hilarious story with a touching ending and an important message about accepting differences and learning to compromise.
The Dot and Duck series is a collection of laugh-out-loud funny stories detailing the adventures of these two best friends. More titles include How Rude! and How Selfish!
Reviews / Votes
"A neat and tidy look at how messy the art of compromise can be"* Kirkus Reviews *
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Quarto Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Kindergarten, Interest Age: From 3 to 5 years
Illustrations
color illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 10 mm
Width: 10 mm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7112-6970-5 (9780711269705)
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Persons
Clare Helen Welsh is a children's book author who lives in Devon with her husband and two children. In 2013, Clare won the The Margaret Carey Scholarship for Picture Book Writers, and in 2014, she received the silver medal at The Greenhouse Funny Prize for her debut picture book Aerodynamics of Biscuits. She teaches at a primary school and has over ten year's experience in Early Years and Key Stage One education.
Olivier Tallec's work has been called "sensitive", "stunning", "breathtaking", and "beautiful". Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure D'arts Graphiques in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has illustrated more than sixty books.
Olivier Tallec's work has been called "sensitive", "stunning", "breathtaking", and "beautiful". Tallec was born in Brittany, France, in 1970. After graduating from the Ecole Superieure D'arts Graphiques in Paris, he worked in advertising as a graphic designer, after which he devoted himself to illustration. Since then he has illustrated more than sixty books.