Unplugged

Author:   Steve Antony
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
ISBN:  

9781444934168


Pages:   32
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Recommended Age:   From 1 to 5 years
Format:   Paperback
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"A delightful picture book about the wonders of all the fun you can have inside AND outside, by the award-winning Steve Antony, author of the bestselling PLEASE MR PANDA. BLIP spends all day plugged into her computer, playing games and having fun. But when there is a POWER CUT, Blip goes down the stairs and out the front door, where she discovers playing games and having fun . . . OUTSIDE. Isn't it wonderful to be UNPLUGGED? By Steve Antony, winner of the Oscar's First Book Prize, nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and shortlisted for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize. ""[A] gorgeous piece of propaganda for going outside."" & ""[T]he book is so elegantly illustrated and cleverly conceived."""

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Author:   Steve Antony
Publisher:   Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:   Hodder Children's Books
Dimensions:   Width: 26.00cm , Height: 0.60cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.208kg
ISBN:  

9781444934168


ISBN 10:   1444934163
Pages:   32
Publication Date:   08 March 2018
Recommended Age:   From 1 to 5 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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A celebration of the beauty of nature and a timely call of adventure. * Inis * A gentle catalyst for crucial conversations about balancing digital diversions with real-life play as well an introduction to self-guided critical thinking. * Kirkus Reviews *


Parents who worry about their children staring at screens all day will approve of Steve Anthony's Unplugged. Blip spends most of her time plugged into her computer. but when there's a power cut Blip discovers the joys of the great outdoors, playing games, dancing and having fun. * Daily Express * A celebration of the beauty of nature and a timely call of adventure. * Inis * A gentle catalyst for crucial conversations about balancing digital diversions with real-life play as well an introduction to self-guided critical thinking. * Kirkus Reviews *


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Since his 2014 debut, multi award-winning author-illustrator Steve Antony has so far written and illustrated 18 picture books and sold over one million copies worldwide, and 7 of his titles have been nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal. His Mr Panda series has sold over 700,000 copies worldwide and was recently optioned for TV by Magic Light Pictures. His highly acclaimed The Queen's Hat (the first instalment of the Queen Collection) was adapted into a musical concert by the London Symphony Orchestra and won the Evening Standard's Oscars Book Prize. His Queen's Hat inspired Shaun the Sheep statue raised 15,000 for the Wallace and Gromit Children's Charity. He plays an active role in his local community as Patron to Swindon Libraries Children's Services and recently designed their library card. He is an Ambassador for The National Literacy Trust , an active supporter of Beanstalk and a vocal advocate for more incidental inclusiveness in children's literature, having written several articles on the subject. Through his art, Steve has helped raise thousands for various UK charities including My AFK, BookTrust, Willow Foundation and Wallace and Gromit Children's Charity. Steve's studied at Anglia Ruskin University after taking voluntary redundancy from a Swindon call centre. Steve was part-raised in New Mexico and now lives in Swindon UK with his husband and cat.

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