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The Goggle-Eyed Goats

Christopher Corr author Stephen Davies author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd

Published:1st Mar '12

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A wonderfully vibrant and unusual picture book from a talented writer and exuberant illustrator.

Old Al Haji Amadu had three wives, seven children - and five extremely naughty goggle-eyed goats that munched and gobbled and chewed whatever they could find. One day, enough was enough, they had to go! But getting rid of these troublesome goats proved to be harder than Al Haji could ever have imagined...Old Al Haji Amadu had three wives, seven children - and five extremely naughty goggle-eyed goats that munched and gobbled and chewed whatever they could find. One day, enough was enough, they had to go! But getting rid of these troublesome goats proved to be harder than Al Haji could ever have imagined...

"One of the best new picture books of this year" -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
"Strikingly bold and vibrant illustrations bring the market place in Timbuktu vividly to life." * Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids, Book of the Month. *
"The story is fun and the artwork vivid" * Irish Times *
"A bright and appealing book with a multicultural flavour . . . A great book for sharing." * The Bookbag *
"A blaze of high key colour, the frames pulsate with animal energy . . . Young viewers can go goggle-eyed counting all the human and animal participants." * The School Librarian *

  • Long-listed for UKLA Book Award (UK).

ISBN: 9781849392938

Dimensions: 247mm x 288mm x 8mm

Weight: 400g

32 pages