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The Shopping Basket

John Burningham author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:15th Oct '92

Should be back in stock very soon

The Shopping Basket cover

Tea-time is looming, and Steven is sent out to the corner shop. Along the way he meets several shady characters who are only too willing to lighten Steven's basket by helping themselves to his shopping! Only by his quick wits can Steven outsmart the bullies and save his tea.

Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text, children and adults alike will appreciate the humour and observations from this well known children's author.Steven is sent out for groceries on to the mean street of the city with only a shopping basket for protection. There are several shady characters about who are offering to lighten the load of the basket by helping themselves to his provisions! Stephen's having none of it and with the help of some of the city's less attractive sights he outsmarts all of them and makes it home in time for tea. With the pictures telling as much of the story as the text, children and adults alike will appreciate the humour and observations from this well known children's author.

A classic story * Nursery World *
One of the best writers in the business * Financial Times *
The language of children is Burningham's * TES *

ISBN: 9780099899303

Dimensions: 281mm x 218mm x 4mm

Weight: 196g

32 pages