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A Recipe for Playtime

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Recipe for Playtime
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Bently
Illustrated by Sarah Massini
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 247,Width 223
ISBN/Barcode 9781444927252
Audience
Preschool (0-5)
Illustrations Full colour throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publication Date 8 February 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, comes a tender, gentle rhyming story celebrating playtime. Capturing the joy of the simplest games a child plays, including hide-and-seek, chase, and lots of imaginative play. A joyous story with the perfect lullaby ending. Praise for A Recipe for Bedtime: "I can imagine this becoming a bedtime favourite with many a toddler." - Red Reading Hub

Author Biography

Peter Bently (Author) Peter studied languages at Oxford and lives in Devon, England. He is the author of the hilarious and bestselling The Great Bottom Swap, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. King Jack and the Dragon, illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and was among the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books of the year. In 2011 he won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize with Cats Ahoy!. www.peterbently.com Sarah Massini (Illustrator) Sarah Massini is the creator of Zac and Zeb and Books Always Everywhere. Drawing has been a life-long habit that has seen her through careers in corporate design, children's book design and now as an illustrator.

Reviews

Praise for A Recipe for Bedtime: With its tender, gently soporific rhyming text and pictures so beautifully in tune, I can imagine this becoming a bedtime favourite with many a toddler. - Red Reading Hub The perfect bedtime story... so gentle and sweet. It would be fun for older siblings to help with a younger child's bedtime too. - Guardian