Prefabulous Animiles
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What happens when a poet of singular wit joins forces with one of Britain's most beloved illustrators to conjure a menagerie of creatures that never were — and yet feel utterly, delightfully real? Prefabulous Animiles is a collection of comic verses by James Reeves, brought to vivid, anarchic life by Edward Ardizzone's pen-and-ink illustrations, presenting a parade of gloriously invented beasts — each one absurd, endearing, and possessed of its own peculiar logic. Published by Heinemann, this slim and charming volume sits proudly in the tradition of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll, marrying nonsense poetry with a sharp, playful intelligence that speaks to readers of all ages. Reeves, celebrated for his accessible yet genuinely literary verse, crafts each animal with a deft comic touch, while Ardizzone — a Kate Greenaway Medal winner — illustrates with a loose, expressive line that gives every invented creature warmth and personality. The result is a book that argues, quite convincingly, that imagination is its own form of natural history. Whether you are meeting the Blunde or the Snofflygoster for the very first time, you will find yourself wondering how the animal kingdom ever managed without them.
Author: James Reeves And Edward Ardizzone
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
What happens when a poet of singular wit joins forces with one of Britain's most beloved illustrators to conjure a menagerie of creatures that never were — and yet feel utterly, delightfully real? Prefabulous Animiles is a collection of comic verses by James Reeves, brought to vivid, anarchic life by Edward Ardizzone's pen-and-ink illustrations, presenting a parade of gloriously invented beasts — each one absurd, endearing, and possessed of its own peculiar logic. Published by Heinemann, this slim and charming volume sits proudly in the tradition of Edward Lear and Lewis Carroll, marrying nonsense poetry with a sharp, playful intelligence that speaks to readers of all ages. Reeves, celebrated for his accessible yet genuinely literary verse, crafts each animal with a deft comic touch, while Ardizzone — a Kate Greenaway Medal winner — illustrates with a loose, expressive line that gives every invented creature warmth and personality. The result is a book that argues, quite convincingly, that imagination is its own form of natural history. Whether you are meeting the Blunde or the Snofflygoster for the very first time, you will find yourself wondering how the animal kingdom ever managed without them.