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The Silly Slimy Smelly Hairy Book

Name: The Silly Slimy Smelly Hairy Book
ISBN: 9780224047678

By Babette Cole

What’s slimy, smelly, hairy—and hiding among ridiculous people, strange animals and tiny fleas?

silly · gross · playful · hilarious

Genres

Humour Poetry/Verse Animals

What is The Silly Slimy Smelly Hairy Book about?

Get ready for a wonderfully wacky collection of poems and pictures celebrating everything silly, slimy, smelly and hairy. Meet ridiculous people, strange animals, enormous gorillas and tiny fleas, and discover everything from intergalactic slime to stiff, stinky socks. With funny sights, playful language and plenty of gross-out surprises, Babette Cole’s lively book invites young readers to laugh, squirm and join in with a gloriously silly exploration of the strange and revolting things all around us.

About the author

Babette Cole was a much-loved British author and illustrator, known for her funny and imaginative children's books. She created many popular stories, including ‘Princess Smartypants’ and ‘Doctor Dog’. Babette’s colourful pictures and cheeky humour made her books favourites with children everywhere, encouraging everyone to laugh and enjoy reading.

Pages

120 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2001

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