"Roger McGough's witty text offers many weird and wonderful explanations ... Chris Riddell's artwork makes the whole an imaginative feast" - Bookseller
Runner-up for the English Association 4-11 Award for the Best Children's Picture Book.
Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal.
From the minds of the former Children's LaureateChris Ridell, and award-winning fellow of the Royal Society of LiteratureRoger McGough, comes a fun-filled book of how things work.
Have you ever wondered how a toaster works? Or a fridge-freezer, or a washing-up machine? In thisfun-filled book of how things work,Dudley, the techno-wizard dog, provides the answers. Roger McGough's delightfully ingenious text and Chris Riddell's striking illustrations take children from the furthest realms of fantasy into thefascinating world of technologyto discover the workings of familiar machines, making it an exciting book whichwill delight again and again.
At first, it describes how a child thinks things work... (gnomes in the toaster) and then Dudley tells you how the various household appliancesreallywork. Includes all the appliances a curious child would be interested in: the dishwasher, the fridge-freezer and more.
A funny, imaginative 'how things work' book for ages 4–7.
Roger McGough is a highly-acclaimed and much-loved poet and writer, and has been awarded an OBE for his contribution to poetry. His many titles include
Bad Bad Cats, winner of the 1998 Signal Poetry Award and
The Ring of Words, which was shortlisted for the BBC Blue Peter Book Award 2001.
To visit Roger McGough's website clickhereChris Riddell was born in Liverpool and is a highly-acclaimed writer and illustrator of children's books. He has been shortlă'
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