Kipper - Softcover

Inkpen, Mick

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340932058 ISBN 13: 9780340932056

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2008

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The classic Kipper story that has sold millions around the world

Kipper is a bestselling classic character who has been in print for more than 20 years, and this paperback edition is perfect for all young Kipper fans. Kipper's basket is old and worn, and his blanket is smelly and disgusting. But can Kipper find a better place to sleep? He tries a flowerpot like a bird, a nest like a squirrel, and a lily pad like a frog, but nothing seems quite as good as his old, worn basket and his lovely smelly blanket.

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About the Author:

Mick Inkpen is a bestselling picture book artist and writer whose Kipper and Wibbly Pig stories have sold millions worldwide. His Kipper stories are the basis of a television show airing on Sprout that was hailed by Parenting Magazine as a Top 10 show for children under five. He is the winner of the Smarties Prize for Kipper's A to Z (praised by Publishers Weekly in 2001 as one of the "most distinguished titles of the year"), the British Book Award for Lullabyhullabaloo, and the Children's Book Award for Threadbear.

From Publishers Weekly:

Inkpen's flair for creating affable animal characters is again evident in this brief tale of a dog who, in a fit of housecleaning, clears his stuffed rabbit, ball, bone and "smelly old blanket" out of his basket. But unable to get comfortable in his empty sleeping quarters, he ventures outdoors to find a new resting place. Kipper attempts to squeeze into a flowerpot, where some wrens have nested; make a nest of sticks, just like the squirrels; snuggle down in the grass, alongside a sheep; and balance, frog-like, on a lily pad. Finally the frustrated pooch rushes indoors, where he hides under "his lovely old smelly blanket" and curls up amid his well-worn possessions. With its large print and short, perky sentences, this warmhearted, there's-no-place-like-home story is well suited for beginning readers. It's also a satisfying read-aloud for littler ones. Ages 3-8.
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