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Synopsis
A man builds a new table sturdy enough for an elephant to dance on and works up to a restaurant with twenty dancing elephants.
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About the Author
Russell Hoban is the author of many famous novels, including Turtle Diary and Riddley Walker, which won the John W. Campbell Award for science fiction. He also wrote over 50 children's books, including such classics as The Mouse and His Child, The Sea-Thing Child and, most recently, Rosie's Magic Horse. Born in Pennsylvania in 1925, he moved in 1969 to London, where he lived until his death in 2011.Quentin Blake is one of the world's foremost illustrators, particularly renowned for his collaboration with writers such as Russell Hoban, Michael Rosen, Joan Aiken and Roald Dahl. His books have won numerous awards, including the Whitbread Prize, the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999 he was appointed the first Children's Laureate, in 2005 was created a CBE and in 2013 received a knighthood for his services to illustration. He lives in South West London. Find him online at www.quentinblake.com and on twitter as @QuentinBlakeHQ.
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The combination of Russell Hoban's brilliant idea for a very funny story and Quentin Blake's illustrations (are) an absolute winner * Newbury Weekly News * Hilarious ... brilliantly silly which becomes more and more absurd as you turn the pages * Smallish *
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