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Published January 1, 2024
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December 19, 2023
A completely anarchic and surreal children’s book, that will have adults and children alike in stitches, while trying to make sense of the wild and wonderful illustrations.
Bill never thought much about being polite – if he wanted something, he just demanded it, and never said ‘please’. He was soon to learn how important that little word could be.
When he ‘forgot’ the magic word while demanding ice cream, he was kidnapped by alien toads and whooshed into space. More impoliteness, and he (and the toads) crash into a jungle with crocodiles, tigers and chimps – then a yak, a fairy tale land with wizards and witches and …. The unending chaos becomes just too much for young Bill, and finally he realises that he must say PLEASE! if he wants something.
The madness does end, he is back at the ice cream van, politely says please when asking for some ice cream … but then forgets about that other important little word ….
Each page is a delight, filled to the brim with insane bright characters, animals and places. The text is also completely crazy – it rhymes, but the rhyming takes second place to the sheer weirdness of the prose such as “while llamas in coats, tickled farmers in boats, and cheesemongers sneezed referees”
I loved this book so much when I read it, that I immediately wanted to buy it for my great niece – but it wasn’t to be published for another couple of months (I had an advanced digital copy from the publishers). So, I bought another book by the same author: “You Must Bring a Hat” which is equally fun. I will definitely be looking out for more books by Simon Philip – and I really highly recommend him to anyone who likes their imagination to be tickled.
PS. I have pre-ordered this book from Amazon, not long to wait now for the physical copy.
Bill never thought much about being polite – if he wanted something, he just demanded it, and never said ‘please’. He was soon to learn how important that little word could be.
When he ‘forgot’ the magic word while demanding ice cream, he was kidnapped by alien toads and whooshed into space. More impoliteness, and he (and the toads) crash into a jungle with crocodiles, tigers and chimps – then a yak, a fairy tale land with wizards and witches and …. The unending chaos becomes just too much for young Bill, and finally he realises that he must say PLEASE! if he wants something.
The madness does end, he is back at the ice cream van, politely says please when asking for some ice cream … but then forgets about that other important little word ….
Each page is a delight, filled to the brim with insane bright characters, animals and places. The text is also completely crazy – it rhymes, but the rhyming takes second place to the sheer weirdness of the prose such as “while llamas in coats, tickled farmers in boats, and cheesemongers sneezed referees”
I loved this book so much when I read it, that I immediately wanted to buy it for my great niece – but it wasn’t to be published for another couple of months (I had an advanced digital copy from the publishers). So, I bought another book by the same author: “You Must Bring a Hat” which is equally fun. I will definitely be looking out for more books by Simon Philip – and I really highly recommend him to anyone who likes their imagination to be tickled.
PS. I have pre-ordered this book from Amazon, not long to wait now for the physical copy.
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