Clown

quentin blake

One day, Clown is thrown into the trash, but he doesn't stay there long.

He tries to find someone to take care of his friends, but no one listens.

Then Clown finds someone he can take care of, and together, they make a home for everyone.

Follow the fortunes of Clown-- who starts in a garbage can and ends up in a happy family-- in this perfectly pitched picture book.

Master illustrator Quentin Blake has created an irrepressible character, an action-filled plot, and an eloquent story that can be read on several levels-- all without the use of a single word.

Best Illustrated Book of 1996, New York Times Book Review

Horn Book Fanfare Book

Genres picture bookschildrensadventurefictionfriendshipartfantasyfamilygraphic novelsbritish literature

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1995

Literary awards

kate greenaway medal, bologna ragazzi award,

This edition

Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Published: September 15, 1998 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
ISBN: 9780805059335
ASIN: 0805059334
Language: English

About the author

quentin blake

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.