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Mr Rabbit And The Lovely Present

byCharlotte Zolotow, Maurice Sendak (Illustrator), Sue Buswell (Edited by)

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Little Girl really needs to find a birthday present for her mother in her favourite colour. But with so many things to choose from, she's going to need some help from Rabbit . . .

And so they search, learning about colours as they go.

A beautifully endearing tale from author Charlotte Zolotow and illustrated by WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE creator Maurice Sendak.
A gentle, lyrical story telling how a little girls solves the problem of what to get for her mother's birthday. A wonderful way to explore colour, with beautiful illustrations
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About Charlotte Zolotow

Charlotte Zolotow was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1915. She was a renowned American author, poet, editor and publisher of many books for children.

As well as authoring over 60 books for children, she worked as an editor at HarperCollins and edited many well-known authors such as Paul Fleischman, Paul Zindel, Mary Rodgers, Robert Lipsyte and Francesca Lia Block.

She lived in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, where she died, aged 98.
Details
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • ISBN: 9780099432951
  • Length: 40 pages
  • Dimensions: 202mm x 4mm x 170mm
  • Weight: 104g
  • Price: £7.99