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The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice
The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice
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Description
Bloomsbury presents The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice written and read by A.F. Harrold.
A riotous celebration of words and a modern take on cautionary tales – featuring advice on parrots, gravy, mathematics, castles (bouncy), spiders, vegetables (various), breakfast, cakes, and removing ducks from soup.
Advice comes in many shapes.
Poems come in many shapes.
And so, it follows, poems of advice come in many shapes too.
Sometimes they look you in the eye and say, 'Do this! Don't do that!'
Sometimes they sidle up beside you and whisper, 'Have you ever thought about … ?'
Not everything in this book is necessarily good advice, and not all of it is sensible advice. (But if you take the bad or un-sensible advice and don't follow it, then it may become useful advice in its own way.)
Packed with silly rhymes, witty wordplay and thought-provoking story poems, this collection will delight children of all ages.
Product details
| Published | 03 Sep 2020 |
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| Format | Audiobook |
| Duration | 1 hours and 48 minutes |
| ISBN | 9781526629869 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Children's Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Amusingly formal... vibrantly colored illustrations.
Horn Book Magazine
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[A] generous poetry collection...Grey's illustrations capture the freewheeling spirit of the poems
Booklist, starred review
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This is young fiction of the very best quality, showcasing inspiration, inventiveness and an intoxicating passion for storytelling. The Imaginary has the potential to be a family favourite and a future classic
Booktrust on THE IMAGINARY
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A lovely collection of poems that play with language […] The illustrations are integral to a lot of the poems, and are Mini Grey's usual wonderful, detailed and hilarious style.
NetGalley Reviewer
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A hilariously daft, fantastically funny and beautifully illustrated book. This book of super silly poems (or very important advice depending on how you look at it) really brightened up our bedtime reading. [...] I'm sure this book would be a favourite of families who love to have a giggle and get silly!
NetGalley Reviewer
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This beautifully bonkers book is a wonder to behold. Expertly crafted, dizzying in its imaginative range and deliciously absurd, The Book of Not Entirely Useful Advice is inspiring, uplifting, touching and very very very funny.
Kate Wakeling






















