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The Dribblesome Teapots and Other Incredible Stories

Norman Hunter author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:2nd May '13

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A collection of amusing and clever short tales by the author of the classic and much loved Professor Branestawm books.

Features places like Kumdown Upwardz, Gadzooks and Urgburg-under-Ug, eccentric kings and queens, lessons in kindness, peace and even royal thriftiness, wrapped up in more than a smattering of nonsense. This book brings together ten modern fairy tales to be enjoyed by generation after generation of young readers.

Full of fantastical places like Kumdown Upwardz, Gadzooks and Urgburg-under-Ug, eccentric kings and queens, lessons in kindness, peace and even royal thriftiness, wrapped up in more than a smattering of nonsense, The Dribblesome Teapots brings together ten modern fairy tales to be enjoyed by generation after generation of young readers.

Including original illustrations by Fritz Wegner, this is a charming classic of the future.

Splendidly incredible . . . [These stories] deserve to amuse a new generation of children as much as they amused their parents * The Scotsman *
Full of humour and will be enjoyed as much by parents as by children * Junior Bookshelf *
Genuine wit and ingenuity * Times Literary Supplement *
If you enjoyed Professor Branestawm, you will know what sort of imaginative nonsense to expect * Sunday Mirror *

ISBN: 9781849419253

Dimensions: 178mm x 126mm x 11mm

Weight: 103g

160 pages