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Polly's Running Away Book [Illustrated] (Paperback)

by Frances Thomas (Author), Sally Gardner (Illustrator)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (4 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747550891
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747550891
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 854,242 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Poor Polly. Her best friend is boasting about going to Disneyland, her mother is expecting another baby, her little sister's taste for Teletubbies is getting beyond a joke and basically she just hates everything about her life. Especially "brocerly". So, she decides to run away, but before she can do that she needs to save some money because 76p and half a packet of chicken tikka crisps aren't going to get her very far.

Irritating siblings, falling out with best friends, confusing parents (who are, of course, mean and selfish) and the desire that all of us have to run away are examined through Frances Thomas's dead-pan, tell-it-as-it-is style, all of which is superbly illustrated by Sally Gardner's scrapbook collage.

Polly's Running Away Book is an absolute delight, and tunes in to those niggly childhood dilemmas that are certainly familiar to children everywhere. But the real joy of this book (apart from the fact that it is very, very pink and girlie) is that adults will love it too, and will probably find it quite hard to let go once as they are swept along by the nostalgia of what it means to be a small child. (Age 5 to 9) --Susan Harrison



Amazon.co.uk Review

Poor Polly. Her best friend is boasting about going to Disneyland, her mother is expecting another baby, her little sister's taste for Teletubbies is getting beyond a joke and basically she just hates everything about her life. Especially "brocerly". So, she decides to run away, but before she can do that she needs to save some money because 76 pence and half a packet of chicken tikka crisps aren't going to get her very far.

Irritating siblings, falling out with best friends, confusing parents (who are, of course, mean and selfish) and the desire that all of us have to run away are examined through Frances Thomas' dead-pan, tell-it-as-it-is style, all of which is superbly illustrated by Sally Gardner's scrapbook collage.

Polly's Running Away Book is an absolute delight, and tunes in to those niggly childhood dilemmas that are certainly familiar to children everywhere. But the real joy of this book (apart from the fact that it is very, very pink and girlie!) is that adults will love it too, and will probably find it quite hard to let go once as they are swept along by the nostalgia of what it means to be a small child. --Susan Harrison --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is funny., 12 Jan 2002
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I think Polly's Running Away Book is very funny.
I like to read the new things Polly collects to
run away. It's funny when their dad does a
dance with the cutlery on the table. It is good for girls and boys. Rachel Horne (7)
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book with great pictures, 18 Oct 2000
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I loved this book because it made me laugh. It was funny when Polly's sister wanted to call the new baby Tinky Winky. In the end Polly does not run away but gets to go to Disneyland with her best friend. Eloise (6)
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