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Mrs Armitage on Wheels

Mrs Armitage on Wheels( )
Author: Blake, Quentin
ISBN:978-0-09-940052-3
Publication Date:Jun 1999
Publisher:Penguin Random House
Imprint:Red Fox
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $22.99
Book Description:

An exuberant classic from the nation's favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake! Mrs Armitage sets off for a quiet cycle with her faithful dog, Breakspear, but she just can't help thinking of ways to improve her bicycle. Before very long she has added three very loud horns, a bucket of water to wash her hands, a complete tool kit. And by the time she has also added a seat for Breakspear, two umbrellas, a cassette player and a mouth-organ, Mrs Armitage is riding a very...
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Book Details
Pages:32
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):20 x 26 x 0.4 cm
Book Weight:0.158 Kilograms
Author Biography
Blake, Quentin (Author)
Award-winning illustrator and children's author, Quentin Blake was born in 1932.

His first drawings were published in "Punch" when he was 16. He has illustrated almost 300 titles some in collaboration with famous writers such as Russell Hoban, John Yeoman and Roald Dahl. He is the creator of characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs. Armitage.

His works have earned him numerous awards including the Whitbread Award, the Kate Greenaway Medal, the Emil/Kurt Maschler Award, the Bologna Ragazzi Prize, and in 2002 the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration. In 1999, he was selected as the First Children's Laureate.

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