Traction Man Meets Turbodog - Softcover

Mini Grey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1862307164 ISBN 13: 9781862307162

Publisher: Red Fox Picture Books, 2011

Synopsis

Traction Man is back! And so is Scrubbing Brush, his brave pet. But one night Scrubbing Brush mysteriously vanishes and in his place is the utterly hygienic Turbodog, in indestructible Purple Plastic with Flashing Eyes, Electronic Bark and three AA batteries. But it's not the same without Scrubbing Brush. Where can he be? Traction Man sets out on his greatest rescue mission yet. Can he find Scrubbing Brush? And is there room in his life for two pets?

About this title

About the Author:

Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Her books include Egg Drop, The Pea and the Princess (shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), Biscuit Bear (winner of the Nestle Children's Book Prize Gold Award), Traction Man is Here (winner of the Boston Horn Book Award and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (winner of the Nestle Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), and Traction Man meets Turbodog. Mini Grey is one of the Big Picture's ten Best New Illustrators.

Review:

"Mini Grey is a consistently brilliant writer and illustrator, brimming with ideas and invention, and this is another triumph." The Daily Telegraph "Mini Grey's comic-strip story, with its busy frames and witty filmic references, celebrates true friendship, dirt and all." The Guardian "Another brilliant picture book from Mini Grey, whose sense of humour and adventure, love of the language of the toy box and understanding of childhood fantasy is matched by her pictorial invention and a skill at characterisation that can make even a scrubbing brush appealing...Dare I say it, this is even better than Traction Man is Here." Books for Keeps "I can't recommend Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog highly enough. It would be fabulous to share with a three year-old, but a six or seven year-old newly confident reader would love it too. A witty and surreal picture book that's suitable for both reading aloud and first attempts at reading alone. It's slightly subversive in a Toy Story way, but is absolutely and utterly British. Don't miss it." thebookbag.co.uk "This is a brilliant and playful parody of an action-hero drama by quirky writer Mini Grey" Junior

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Fox Picture Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1862307164
• ISBN 13: 9781862307162
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32