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  THIS IS A BORZOI BOOK PUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF

  Copyright © 2011 by Mini Grey

  All rights reserved. Published in hardcover in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. Originally published in Great Britain by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of the Random House Group Ltd., London, in 2011. Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon are registered trademarks of Random House, Inc.

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  ISBN: 978-0-375-86952-5 (trade)

  ISBN: 978-0-375-98364-1 (eBook)

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  CONTENTS

  Title Page

  Copyright

  First Page

  About the Author

  MINI GREY studied art and then worked as a theater designer and elementary school teacher before devoting full time to writing and illustrating picture books. Her many awards include the Kate Greenaway Medal for The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award for Traction Man is Here! She lives in Oxford, England, with her partner, Tony; their son, Herbie; and her cat, Bonzetta.

  Some other brilliant books by Mini Grey:

  Egg Drop

  The Very Smart Pea and the Princess-to-Be

  Ginger Bear

  Traction Man is Here!

  The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon

  Traction Man Meets Turbo Dog

  Jim (by Hilaire Belloc, illustrated by Mini Grey)

  Three by the Sea

 

 

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