Story Machine by Tom Mclaughlin (English) Paperback Book

Description: Story Machine by Tom Mclaughlin A captivating story about the magic of story telling "The Story Machine" will capture your imagination and your heart!" FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he cant work out what the machine is for - it doesnt beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesnt have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story machine but, sadly, Elliott isnt very good at letters and words. How can he make magical stories without them? But, wait, some of the letters look like pictures. Elliott is good at pictures and, as he discovers, pictures make stories. An inspiring, uplifting picture book about the simple joys of a typewriter in a world of hi-tech machines. Perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers. Notes An inspiring and uplifting picture book about the simple joys of a typewriter in a world of hi-tech machines. A winner of a book about the power of drawing and story telling Oliver Jeffers Author Biography TOM MCLAUGHLIN is the author/illustrator of The Diabolical Mr Tiddles (Simon and Schuster) and the illustrator of the Captain Boots series of picture books (Puffin). He loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing, and he would quite like to be a virtuoso banjo player. Tom lives in Devon. The Story Machine is his first book for Bloomsbury. Review A winner of a book about the power of drawing and story telling * Oliver Jeffers * A charming, rewarding, instructive read -- FT * Financial Times * Long Description Elliott is a boy who likes to find things and, one day, he stumbles across a machine. At first, he cant work out what the machine is for . it doesnt beep or buzz like all his other machines and it doesnt have an ON/OFF button. Then, quite by accident, Elliott makes the machine work. The machine makes letters! Elliott thinks it must be a story machine but, sadly, Elliott isnt very good at letters and words. How can he make magical stories without them? But, wait, some of the letters look like pictures. Elliott is good at pictures and, as he discovers, pictures make stories... An inspiring, uplifting picture book about the simple joys of a typewriter in a world of hi-tech machines. Perfect for fans of Oliver Jeffers. Review Quote "A winner of a book about the power of drawing and story telling." -- Oliver Jeffers "A charming, rewarding, instructive read." -- FT, Financial Times "A winner of a book about the power of drawing and story telling" -- Oliver Jeffers "A charming, rewarding, instructive read " -- Financial Times Promotional "Headline" A captivating story about the magic of story telling - The Story Machine will capture your imagination and your heart! Feature Inspiring picture book, celebrating the simple art of storytelling Details ISBN1408839342 Author Tom Mclaughlin Pages 32 ISBN-10 1408839342 ISBN-13 9781408839348 Format Paperback Year 2015 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Media Book Audience Age 0-5 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2015-01-15 DEWEY 823.92 Short Title STORY MACHINE Language English Replaces 9781408839331 Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books Audience Children/Juvenile UK Release Date 2015-01-15 NZ Release Date 2015-01-15 AU Release Date 2015-01-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:90013294;

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