The Cat On The Mat Is Flat

Author: Andy Griffiths

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General Fields

  • : $12.99 AUD
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  • : 9780330422604
  • : Pan Macmillan Australia Pty, Limited
  • : Pan
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  • : 0.148
  • : May 2006
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 11mm
  • : Australia
  • : 12.99
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  • : Andy Griffiths
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  • : Paperback
  • : 2006
  • : Terry Denton
  • : English
  • : 823.3
  • : 7+
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  • : 180
  • : YFB
  • : illustrations
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Barcode 9780330422604
9780330422604

Description

There's a rat with a bat and a very flat cat


and a frog in a bog with a jet-rocket log,


but the duck in the truck might just SUCK THEM ALL UP!


Crash! Bang! Pow! Kersplack!


This book will bring on a giggle attack!


The Cat on the Mat is Flat by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton is a collection of utterly nonsensical, totally irreverent rhymes. Dr Seuss meets Revolting Rhymes - perfect for reading aloud and learning to read.

Reviews

"Griffiths's innovative book for beginning readers collects nine short, intentionally silly snippets propelled by kid-pleasing, tongue-tripping verse. . . . Denton's edgy, stick-figure-filled sketches enhance the zaniness factor and the offbeat, ironic humor."--Publishers Weekly"Imagine the outcome if Dr. Seuss, Dav Pilkey, and Lane Smith were locked in a room until they came up with a book for beginning or reluctant readers. These nine rhyming stories have action galore, plenty of dialogue, and ample pen-and-ink illustrations, all wrapped up in humor. . . . Even young people who are struggling to get the hang of reading may happily handle all 176 crazy pages."--School Library Journal "Definitely not your parents' easy reader, but perfect for fans of Lane Smith's HAPPY HOCKEY FAMILY."--Kirkus Reviews "Take one part Dr. Seuss, one part Edward Lear, place in a blender with a dash of Dav Pilkey and a bit of Cartoon Network juice . . . meant to be read as pure joy. It's a piece of cand

Author description

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton are a creative partnership that began in earnest with Just Tricking! in 1997 and now extends to five Just books and over a million copies sold, and the award-winning Bad Book. They are now published all over the world including the US where Andy's Bum books have made the New York Times bestseller lists.