Cautionary Verses and Ruthless Rhymes - Couverture rigide

Ottley, Charlie

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1845292804 ISBN 13 : 9781845292805

Editeur : Constable, 2006

Synopsis

The tragic tale of Sally Platt, who liked to chat and chat and chat (on her mobile phone of course), and the dreadful fate of Little James, who just adored computer games, feature in this collection of Charlie Ottley's new cautionary tales for our times. In this clever update of Hilaire Belloc's original Cautionary Verses, Charlie Ottley locates our Achilles' heel and goes for it with a tickling stick. Grumpy old men who go on about the modern world can bore us to tears - it's so much more fun with a light touch and a comic rhyme. From the dangers of skipping off school to over-dependence on TV soaps, these witty warnings are hugely enjoyable - all wonderfully illustrated with original drawings by Oliver Preston.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

In this clever update of Hilaire Belloc's original "Cautionary Verses", Charlie Ottley locates our Achilles' heel and goes for it with a tickling stick. Grumpy old men who go on about the modern world can bore us to tears - it's so much more fun with a light touch and a comic rhyme. From the dangers of skipping off school to over-dependence on TV soaps, these witty warnings are hugely enjoyable - all wonderfully illustrated with original drawings by Oliver Preston.

Biographie de l'auteur

Charlie Ottley's laboured hard, to make his living as a bard. A poet for the BBC, plus Carlton and GMTV, he's been on television loads, transforming stories into odes and has been known to take the news, and turn it into four part blues.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1845292804
• ISBN 13: 9781845292805
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Preston Oliver
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible