Kipper - Hardcover

Inkpen, M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 2012238939 ISBN 13: 9782012238930

Publisher: Hachette Littérature, 1999

Synopsis

Kipperâ s basket is old and worn. His blanket is smelly and disgusting--but can he find a better place to sleep?

About this title

About the Author

Mick Inkpen is now one of the top-selling picture book artists and writers in the world. The Kipper and Wibbly Pig stories have sold millions worldwide. He is the winner of the British Book Award for the best illustrated book, for Lullabyhullabaloo, and the Children's Book Award for Threadbear. Kipper won a BAFTA for best animated children's film in 1998.

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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Edition details

• Publisher: Hachette Littérature
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 2012238939
• ISBN 13: 9782012238930
• Binding: Board book