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ANTHONY BROWNE is the acclaimed author and illustrator of such prize-winning bestsellers as GORILLA (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award), WILLY THE WIMP and ZOO (winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal). Anthony Browne's first picture book for Doubleday was published last year to great acclaim. VOICES IN THE PARK won the 1998 Kurt Maschler Award and was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Anthony was also the winner of the 2000 Hans Christan Andersen Award for Illustration.
Inspired when he one day found his father’s old dressing gown and felt instantly close to him, Browne wrote this lovingly illustrated tribute to a child’s pride in his father. It instantly appeals: most children see their parents as superheroes even when their feats of heroism are simple everyday tasks * Junior * This is a perfect title for children to share with their dads. With a very minimal text and wonderful full page illustrations, this is a title that will warm the hearts of readers of all ages * Through the Looking Glass * The pictures are extraordinary and unforgettable and celebrate dads in a way few books do * Independent * For sheer illustrative wit, Anthony Browne is unsurpassed * The Times * Delightfully simple but visually impish * Literary Review * Anthony Browne is a sublime master of the visual pun * Independent on Sunday * The Magritte of the pre-schoolers, Browne's illustrations are among the most distinctive and surreal of any children's artist. A beautiful tribute to a very special dad in a dressing gown * The Scotsman * A celebration of all things ""dad"" from the quirky to the moving * Aberdeen Evening Express * It's humorous and charming. Dads and kids alike will love it * Woman’s Own *
