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Andersen Press LtdPublication date
24th January 2002ISBN
9781842700679Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Dr. Xargle's Book Of Earthlets
Jeanne Willis
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An early collaboration from one of the country’s best-loved author/illustrator teams, this best-selling picture book shows an alien’s view of Earth babies.
Synopsis
Dr. Xargle's Book Of Earthlets by Jeanne WillisThis humorous story tells how Dr Xargle instructs his class of aliens on the appearance and habits of "Earthlets" (human babies) before embarking on a field trip to Earth. Bath-time, feeding and changing nappies are all given a new slant by this alien guide to human behaviour.
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‘A wonderful idea - a hoot a page’
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About The Author
Jeanne Willis has had a successful career working in advertising and as an author, writing over eighty picture books, poetry books, television scripts and novels for children. She has won numerous awards including the Red House Children’s Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award. Her teenage novel Naked Without a Hat was shortlisted for the 2003 Whitbread Children's Book Award and Dumb Creatures was longlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. Her other novels include the Goffins series, Shamanka and Grandad and John and her picture books include Little Big Mouth, Mummy, Do You Love Me? and Never Too Little to Love. She lives in North London.
Photo credit: Justine Stoddart
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