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The Diddle That Dummed

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Diddle That Dummed
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Kes Gray
Illustrated by Fred Blunt
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 244
ISBN/Barcode 9781444953688
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publication Date 25 June 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A laugh-out-loud musical story full of hilarious word play and silliness from the author of Oi Frog!, brilliantly illustrated by Fred Blunt. Flinty Bo Diddle is writing a tune for his fiddle. All his diddles have lined up nicely - except for one who keeps going DUM, right in the middle! No matter what he tries he just can't get this diddle to diddle like it's supposed to! A story about standing out from the crowd that will have you in fits of giggles! Kes Gray is the author of the top ten bestselling series Oi Frog and Friends, which has sold 1.4 million copies to date.

Author Biography

Kes Gray (Author) Kes Gray is the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series of books that has sold over 1.5 million copies and has been adapted into a theatre show. He is a multi-award-winning author with over 70 books published. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He has won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Kes is based in Essex. Fred Blunt (Illustrator) Fred never wanted to be an astronaut or drive a train when he grew up. Right from the beginning he knew he wanted to draw silly pictures for a living. Some decades later, he's living the dream! Fred has worked on all manner of projects, including editorial, advertising and designing animations for the BBC. He now works mostly in children's books, including his own Captain Falsebeard and the Knightmare series with Peter Bently.

Reviews

Wonderfully original -- Charlotte Heathcote * Sunday Express, S Magazine * a veritable musical extravaganza of silliness... guaranteed to have little ones giggling all the way from first note til last * Lancashire Evening Post *