Proverbs From Far and Wide

Axel Scheffler Axel Scheffler

About the book

If the baboon could see his own behind, he would laugh too.

From quarrelling hippopotamuses in Buganda to drinking tea with a fork in India, the proverbs in this book span the world. With striped squirrels, frowning frogs and bewildered baboons, Proverbs From Far and Wide is a wonderful collection of proverbs compiled and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, illustrator of the prize-winning children's book, The Gruffalo. These witty sayings will make you stop to think and laugh out loud.


Publication Date
26 October 2001

Publisher
Macmillan Children's Books

Book Type
Paperback / softback

ISBN
9780333961285

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