Drop Dead - Hardcover

Cole, Babette

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679883584 ISBN 13: 9780679883586

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1997

Synopsis

Babette Cole, whose work has been hailed by Parents magazine as "outrageously zany," turns ageism on its ear in this hilariously fresh look at the human life cycle. Two thoroughly modern grandparents tell their life stories to their skeptical grandchildren, and along the way debunk the myth that kids have a monopoly on fun and living dangerously. From childhood on through teenage angst and college dares, to young love and parenthood, these spunky octogenarians have seen and done it all. And they're not afraid of what the future holds. Blithely suggesting the possibility of reincarnation, they joke "we might be recycled as anything at all!" Cole combines a spare text with wickedly funny illustrations to create an utterly novel approach to the process of growing up and growing old. An ideal book for kids and grandparents to share. Drop dead, indeed!  

About this title

From the Publisher:

Winner of Britain's prestigious Kurt Maschler Award (similar to the National Book Award in the US.)

About the Author:

Babette Cole has written and illustrated many "one-of-a-kind" children's books. Recently she has been concerned with presenting nonfiction subjects, such as health, hygiene, and manners, in a totally refreshing way that is fun to read and to look at, yet factual and helpful. She lives in England and sometimes on a boat in the West Indies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0679883584
• ISBN 13: 9780679883586
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 30