Are you mad about costume and fashion? From wellies and weddings to corsets and kimonos, the history of clothes and world costume is brought to life in this informative book.

Also contains a weblink to a fantastic, downloadable Mad About poster!

This book is part of a book series called Ladybird Minis .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Puffin Books is the children's imprint of British publishers Penguin Books. Since the 1960s it has been among the largest publishers of children's books in the UK and much of the English-speaking world. Deborah Murrell has worked in publishing for 25 years, as an editor, manager and multimedia producer. She has also written more than 20 books both for children and adults. Sue Hendra graduated from the University of Brighton in 1994 and has been working as an illustrator of children's books since then. Sue lives in Brighton with her partner and daughter.