The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense

Author:   Wolverton Hill ,  Laura Carlin ,  Wolverton Hill
Publisher:   Enchanted Lion Books
ISBN:  

9781592704132


Pages:   84
Publication Date:   11 September 2025
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 12 years
Format:   Hardback
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The Boy Who Became a Parrot: A Foolish Biography of Edward Lear, Who Invented Nonsense


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Author:   Wolverton Hill ,  Laura Carlin ,  Wolverton Hill
Publisher:   Enchanted Lion Books
Imprint:   Enchanted Lion Books
Dimensions:   Width: 22.90cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 30.50cm
ISBN:  

9781592704132


ISBN 10:   1592704131
Pages:   84
Publication Date:   11 September 2025
Recommended Age:   From 6 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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Very well researched and highly factual, this is the kind of informational fiction picture book biography that makes creativity the name of the game. -- Betsy Bird * A Fuse #8 Production (A School Library Journal blog) * “‘The Owl and the Pussy-Cat’ has delighted generations of children, and this thoroughgoing picture book biography carefully documents the life of its author, Edward Lear… In this extended, dreamlike examination of a creator who found ways to express his love of the unconventional, Carlin weaves Lear-like scribbles (and some of the artist’s own work) in and around smudged, often ghostly figures, portrayed with various skin tones.” * Publishers Weekly *


Author Information

Wolverton Hill is the nonsense twin of writer Barry Wolverton. He lives in the upper right hemisphere of Barry’s brain, on a small island in the middle of the woods with two chairs, half a candle, and a jug without a handle. For more foolishness, visit him at www.wolvertonhill.com. Laura Carlin is a graduate of London’s Royal College of Art, where she won several awards, including the Sheila Robinson Drawing Prize, the Quentin Blake Award (twice), and the 2004 National Magazine Award. Her illustrations have been featured in Vogue, New Scientist, the Guardian, the Observer, the Sunday Telegraph, the Independent, the New Yorker, and the New York Times. She is the illustrator of The Promise and King of the Sky, which were both named New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of the Year, as well as several other picture books. She lives in London.

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