- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (5 Mar 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0224046322
- ISBN-13: 978-0224046329
- Product Dimensions: 30 x 23.1 x 1 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 747,950 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The story of a young boy called Peter who - tired and unhappy in his urban surroundings - escapes to live for the whole summer in an exotic garden (based on Kew Gardens).
About the Author
After leaving art school and studying film making in London, Colin Thompson was employed at the BBC, before moving to Spain. He then spent seven years as a potter in the Outer Hebrides. Since 1995 he has lived in Australia, working full-time as an author and illustrator.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A stunningly beautiful book! Best we've read this summer
22 Sep 1999
Format:Hardcover
My five year old daughter Polly writes: "A boy went in to a paradise garden. There were loads of animals. He ran away from his home. He lived on scraps of food that he found. You can find loads of Cafe Max's in this book. And some Kangaroos (or possibly dogs) looking out of windows. And little eyes poking out. It was excellent. (I liked it too - Mum)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Haunting
19 Dec 2009
Format:Hardcover
I bought this book when I was a single, young mother of a 2 year old boy. He is now 10. It is still a very important book to us. It deals with the pain of parents separating, but it is tempered by the most beautiful illustrations I have ever seen in a childrens book. A very important book for children of divorce, but also wonderful for children of all walks...
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Gorgeous Rendering of a Poignant Story
27 July 2008
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As always, Colin Thompson does it again. His attention to detail is stunning, and the details are always exquisite and uncommon. His imagination just soars.
And, as always, the story itself is always poignant and often weaves either a personal moral tale, or a more universal one.
I am always on the lookout for his books. They satisfy on many levels.
And, as always, the story itself is always poignant and often weaves either a personal moral tale, or a more universal one.
I am always on the lookout for his books. They satisfy on many levels.
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