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A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month July 2021
Award-winning David McKee’s highly original character Mr Benn enters a fancy dress shop on a whim and chooses a black and grey costume with the numbers 123456789 on it. No sooner has he tried it on than he finds himself in…a prison! Everything in the prison is grey and gloomy and everyone in the prison is sad. They are so sad that they spend most of their time crying! Mr Benn can understand that being locked up makes people sad but he finds it hard to know why the men all cry so much until he meets Smasher Lagru, the self-proclaimed boss of the prison, who explains that it is the greyness that gets everyone down so much. What can be done? Mr Benn comes up with an audacious plan and soon the prison is transformed into a place full of all colours of the rainbow. And everyone is very much happier. David McKee’s early work on the power of colour to transform life is perfect for all those who now love Elmer the patchwork elephant.
Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
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Mr Benn 123456789 Synopsis
When Mr Benn visits the little fancy dress shop, he enters a fantastical world of adventure as if by magic...
In this story, Mr Benn tries a black and white stripy outfit for size, only to find himself magically transported into a prison!
Collect all four Mr Benn classics in their 50th anniversary paperback editions!
Mr Benn Red Knight
Mr Benn Big Top
Mr Benn Big Game
Mr Benn 123456789
The only original picture book not to be animated in the BBC series.
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9781839130731 |
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1st July 2021 |
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David McKee |
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David McKee |
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Andersen Press Ltd |
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Paperback |
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48 pages |
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Mr Benn |
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..the very name is enough to induce a warm glow of childish bliss...' Telegraph
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About David McKee
David McKee (January 1935 – April 2022) was born in Devon and studied at Plymouth Art College. In the early part of his career, McKee regularly drew and sold humorous drawings to magazines and newspapers such as The Times Educational Supplement, Punch and the Reader’s Digest.
David McKee wrote and illustrated over 50 picture books for Andersen Press and penned a number of children’s classics including King Rollo, Mr Benn, Not Now Bernard and of course, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant.
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