Kitchen Disco - Softcover

Foges, Clare

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571307884 ISBN 13: 9780571307883

Publisher: Faber & Faber Children’s, 2017

Synopsis

At night when you are sleeping
There's a party in your house,
It's a pumping, jumping, funky bash
When all the lights go out . . .

When the sun goes down, the Kitchen Disco starts up - and all the fruit in the fruit bowl come out to play. There are lemons who break-dance, tangerines who twirl and some very over-excited apples!

Kitchen Disco is a quirky, rhyming picture book, perfect for reading to young children to get the party started!

About this title

About the Author

This is Clare Foges's first book. When she's not writing about dancing fruit, she works as Speechwriter to the Prime Minister. Al Murphy is a versatile illustrator whose work has appeared in newspapers, advertising and apps, and now children's books. He has lived in London, Berlin and New York.

Review

"A party season essential" - The Times, UK

"Foges' rhyming text includes several cute puns, and Murphy's heavily outlined, colorful illustrations are busy and bright. Sound effects and dialogue in speech bubbles ("Uh-oh..." / "Busted!") add to the fun.... Cute and catchy."
―Kirkus Reviews

"This exquisite book is an instant classic. Filled to the brim with great characters, brought to life with just a few lines of text, and perfectly matched with hilarious, colourful illustrations that are bursting with life. Each page brings a smile to your face and the repetitive chorus will ensure even small children will be able to join in the sing-a-long fun. Highly recommended, this is one of the finest and funniest young children's books in years."
―Booktrust, the largest reading charity in the UK

"Absurdly catchy account of what the fruit gets up to when the household sleeps, complete with blaring, psychedelic illustrations." - Metro

"As soon as the lights go out and everything’s quiet, it’s party time in the fruit bowl (“It’s called the kitchen

disco / and everyone’s invited / so move your hips / shake your pips / and let’s get all excited!”). Out spill

the lemons and the mangoes, the tangerines, the grapes, and all the rest to―in Murphy’s big, bright

cartoon pictures―shake their booties and show off their other moves. Foges’ block-lettered lyrics crank up

the rhythm, and it’s all such a blast that there’s barely a stutter when the kitchen door swings open and in

sashay two youngsters. With a page turn, foil stars and a disco ball appear, sending the glittering gala to

new heights. Come sunrise, it’s back to the fruit bowl for a recuperative snooze. A juicy invitation to 'Shake it like a mango / party like a pear / wiggle like an apple, / HEY! / and dance like you don’t care.'”

― John Peters, Booklist

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber Children’s
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0571307884
• ISBN 13: 9780571307883
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Murphy Al