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Castles
Colin Thompson
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Description for Castles
Paperback. Features castles in space, floating castles, castles in the sky and castles made of glass. This work also contains mazes, puzzles tricks and messages. Num Pages: 32 pages, Full colour. BIC Classification: 5AF; YBC. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 292 x 225 x 4. Weight in Grams: 210.
In this fantastical world there are castles in space, floating castles, castles in the sky and castles made of glass. Each one hides a royal family and there are all the usual mazes, puzzles tricks and messages waiting to be discovered. Colin Thompson's wonderfully detailed artwork reaches new heights of ingenuity and invention in this brilliant new book.
In this fantastical world there are castles in space, floating castles, castles in the sky and castles made of glass. Each one hides a royal family and there are all the usual mazes, puzzles tricks and messages waiting to be discovered. Colin Thompson's wonderfully detailed artwork reaches new heights of ingenuity and invention in this brilliant new book.
Product Details
Publisher
Random House Children's Publishers UK United Kingdom
Number of pages
32
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099439424
SKU
V9780099439424
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Colin Thompson
After leaving art school, Colin Thompson went to the London school of film Technique. He worked for a while at the BBC, then moved to the Outer Hebrides where he began 20 years of self-employment ceramics. He is is the author/illustrator of several highly acclaimed picture books including The Paradise Garden, The Last Alchemist and Falling Angels. He ... Read more
Reviews for Castles
Unconstrainedly escapist. Thompson is a one-off, a wit, a virtuoso. His collection of imaginary "castles" is a surreal treat
Kate Kellaway
Observer
It will afford hours of absorbing puzzlement in trying to decipher the wicked jokes hidden in the unbelievably detailed pictures
Sonia Benster
The Bookseller
Colin Thompson has created illustrations that are truly ... Read more
Kate Kellaway
Observer
It will afford hours of absorbing puzzlement in trying to decipher the wicked jokes hidden in the unbelievably detailed pictures
Sonia Benster
The Bookseller
Colin Thompson has created illustrations that are truly ... Read more