In Quentin Blake's eloquently wordless picture book, children learn a lesson about sharing, humility and what it takes to make a family. When rag doll Clown and his toy friends are thrown into the trash, Clown picks himself up and sets out to find someone to take care of them. Meeting only with rebuffs from spoiled children and unfeeling adults, Clown finally finds a young girl who needs a little help herself. Full color.
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In Quentin Blake's eloquently wordless picture book, children learn a lesson about sharing, humility and what it takes to make a family. When rag doll Clown and his toy friends are thrown into the trash, Clown picks himself up and sets out to find someone to take care of them. Meeting only with rebuffs from spoiled children and unfeeling adults, Clown finally finds a young girl who needs a little help herself. Full color.
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Add this copy of Clown to cart. $1.99, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $1.99, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $1.99, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $2.00, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of the Olympics rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from TACOMA, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
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Fair. An acceptable and readable copy. All pages are intact, and the spine and cover are also intact. This item may have light highlighting, writing or underlining through out the book, curled corners, missing dust jacket and or stickers.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $4.60, good condition, Sold by Goodwill rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brooklyn Park, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Henry Holt & Company.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $4.65, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Red Fox.
Add this copy of Clown (Red Fox Picture Books) to cart. $4.67, good condition, Sold by Your Online Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Houston, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Random House Children's Publishers UK.
Add this copy of Clown to cart. $7.62, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Random House (UK).
Can a picture book be touching, funny, sad, hopeful and sweet without a single word? Yes, and this is it. Eloquently wordless, Blake's unique watercolours tell the story of a discarded toy who sets out not only to find a home for himself, but for his fellow playthings as well. How he ends up doing that makes for a very warm, but never mawkish, little tale. The contrast of behaviours between the different characters is remarkable, because they are allowed no dialogue. Blake's artwork may look slapdash, even scribbly, but it is surprisingly detailed and, I suspect, very carefully designed. There are pages radiating pure happiness in this lovely book. My kids like for me to 'tell them the story'. Well worth a - I was going to say read, but you can't, so I'll say, Well worth a look.
