The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
Paperback / softback
Main Details
| Title |
The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon
|
| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Aaron Blabey
|
| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:32 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 292,Width 233 |
|
| ISBN/Barcode |
9780143506218
|
| Classifications | Dewey:A823.00 |
|---|
| Audience | |
|---|
|
Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Random House Australia
|
| Imprint |
Puffin
|
| Publication Date |
26 March 2014 |
| Publication Country |
Australia
|
Description
No matter what hour, she lurked looking sour, be it midnight or mid-afternoon. Her dresses were shabby, her mood always crabby. Her name was Miss Annabel Spoon. Life is cursed for the people of the village of Twee. The ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon haunts their every waking hour and they've had enough! But then one day, the brave and practical young Herbert Kettle has the most extraordinary idea...
Author Biography
Aaron Blabey has won a CBCA (Children's Book Council of Australia) Book of the Year and an AFI Award, and his book The Ghost of Miss Annabel Spoon won the Patricia Wrightson Award in the 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards and also won a Children's Peace Literature Award. Aaron has been included on the Smithsonian Institute's Notable Book List and was a National Literacy Ambassador in 2012. Find out more at www.aaronblabeybooks.com or visit Aaron on Facebook https-//www.facebook.com/aaronblabeynews
Reviews"There is nothing 'twee' about this epiphany in verse and arresting artwork. This book deserves to be pored over and studied." --Reading Time Winner, 2013 NSW Premier's Literary Awards Patricia Wrightson Prize
|
