When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pirates, treasure, lions, elephants and many more. But what will a troubled father win from down the back of the chair?
Exuberant rhyming story celebrating the chaos of everyday life and the power of the imagination. - Independent on Sunday
Its inventive language and detailed collage illustrations… will amuse children of three and over… This is a simple story but it zips along and …the language really fizzes - Daily Telegraph
The entertainment, humour, and exuberance of it all arises from what Dad finds... Mahy's text rollicks along in rhythm and rhyme, and Polly Dunbar's graphics are akin to a fireworks display on the page; words, phrases and pictorial images metaphorically pop up and explode like stardust over the double spreads - School Librarian
Mahy and Dunbar are a stunning team, the visual dexterity of one playing with the verbal twists and turns of the other. - INIS
Publication Details:
Binding: Paperback, 32 pages ISBN: 9781845076023 Format: 278mm x 240mm
BIC Code:YBCS, YFH BISAC Code:JNF042010 Imprint: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
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