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The simple premise to this absurdist and playful children's picture book is the question of what is at the top of the ladder, with ideas such as a group of iguanas in purple pyjama and the string of a kite on a meteorite entertained, and lavishly painted illustrations throughout.
About the author
Marc Martin is an illustrator, artist and book maker based in Melbourne, Australia. His illustrations have been commissioned by clients such as Monocle magazine, Wired magazine, The Financial Review and Capital magazine. He is also the author and illustrator of A Forest, A River, The Curious Explorer's Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A-Z, and Max. A Forest won the 2013 Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration, while We Are Starlings won the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award 2023.Marc Martin is an illustrator, artist and book maker based in Melbourne, Australia. His illustrations have been commissioned by clients such as Monocle magazine, Wired magazine, The Financial Review and Capital magazine. He is also the author and illustrator of A Forest, A River, The Curious Explorer's Illustrated Guide to Exotic Animals A-Z, and Max. A Forest won the 2013 Crichton Award for Children's Book Illustration, while We Are Starlings won the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award 2023.
Summary
Is it the string of a kite on a meteorite, that's attached to a whale who's delivering mail, to a moose in suit who's delivering fruit, while a sloth eating soup, parachutes through a hoop, for a group of iguanas in purple pyjama .
Foreword
Simple, playful and absurdist, this new early childhood picture book from Marc Martin, author and illustrator of A River and Lots encourages imagination and creativity.
