Queen's Hat
No. of pages 32
Published: 2014
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A hilarious tale that will take you all around London! Winner of the Evening Standard's Oscar's First Book Prize.
A sudden gust of wind sets of a marvellous London adventure for the Queen, the Queen's men and one very special hat. So let's follow one determined, dare-devil queen through London Zoo, over Tower Bridge and up Big Ben ... just where will that hat land?
Featuring favourite London landmarks, including Tower Bridge, Big Ben and London Zoo.
"This picture book is hard to beat. The Times
"A wonderful romp of a read that's a great introduction to London, royalty and all that makes Britain great." Sun
Steve Antony is a Waterstones Prize shortlisted author, a Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and the creator of the much-loved Mr Panda books.
Collect all four books in The Queen Collection series: (each with a shiny foil cover!)
The Queen's Hat - Winner of the Evening Standard Oscar's Book Prize
The Queen's Handbag
The Queen's Present
The Queen's Lift-Off
This book is the winner of numerous awards. It was recognised by the Oscar's Book Prize Award. Oscar's Book Prize is a British children's book prize awarded annually to a book for pre-school age children, which was first published in the UK during the previous calendar year. It was recognised by the Waterstones Children's Book Award. It also was recognised by the Sheffield Children's Book Award. It was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
This book is part of a book series called The Queen Collection .
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 2014 by Hachette Children's Group .
Steve Antony is a graduate of the MA Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University. In Betty Goes Bananas, his first picture book, Steve has used a combination of pencil and graphite drawings, banana paper and colour to create a truly hilarious picture book that parents and children will adore.
Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Picture books
Oscar's Book Prize
City Life And Town Life in fiction
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This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Oscar's First Book Prize
This book was recognised by the Oscar's Book Prize Award. Oscar's Book Prize is a British children's book prize awarded annually to a book for pre-school age children, which was first published in the UK during the previous calendar year.
Sheffield Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Sheffield Children's Book Award.
Waterstones Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Waterstones Children's Book Award.
Kate Greenaway Award
This book was recognised by the Kate Greenaway Medal Award. The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded by childrens librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.
