Zagazoo
by Quentin Blake
Meet Bella and George. They’re a happy couple who while away their days dusting, eating strawberry ice-cream and making model aeroplanes.
One day a strange parcel arrives at the door containing a lovely human baby named Zagazoo. George and Bella are delighted but Zagazoo doesn’t remain a lovely human baby for long…
A joyful celebration of the joys and horrors of parenting with a witty reminder that all of us have our faults. Bursting with Blake’s unmistakeable fun and flair, this book is a sure to be a modern-day classic.
Publisher: Red Fox
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Quentin Blake
Children's Laureate 1999-2001
Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and read English at Cambridge, before attending Chelsea Art College. He has won many major prizes for illustration, including the Kate Greenaway Medal (1980) and the Red House Children's Book Award (1981) for Mister Magnolia. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine. A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature. In the most recent New Year’s Honours list he has been knighted.Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms.
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