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Scribbleboy

Philip Ridley author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:7th Aug '97

Should be back in stock very soon

Scribbleboy cover

Commended in the Special Education Needs Book Awards Children's Book Award Category.

Bailey arrives in a new neighbourhood with his family. He has no friends but receives a mysterious invitation to join the Scribbleboy Fan Club. Swept along in plans to discover the identity of the mythical artist, Bailey carries on his work so the scribbles start again and eventually he discovers the scribbleboy is in fact a scribblegirl.Bailey arrives in a new neighbourhood with his extraordinary family. He has no friends but receives a mysterious invitation to join the Scribbleboy Fan Club. The one and only founder member is Ziggy Fuzz. His vital mission is to spread the word about Scribbleboy and his amazing scribbles which years ago transformed the gloomy grey concrete of the neighbourhood. Swept along in plans to discover the identity of the mythical artist, Bailey carries on his work so the scribbles start again and eventually he discovers the scribbleboy is in fact a scribblegirl!

  • Short-listed for Carnegie Medal 1998
  • Short-listed for LA Carnegie Medal 1998

ISBN: 9780140368949

Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 22mm

Weight: 160g

224 pages