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  • Published: 4 June 1999
  • ISBN: 9780099400523
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Mrs Armitage on Wheels

Part of the BBC’s Quentin Blake’s Box of Treasures

  • Quentin Blake



An exuberant classic from the nation's favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake!

An exuberant classic from the nation's favourite illustrator, Quentin Blake!

Mrs Armitage sets off for a quiet cycle with her faithful dog, Breakspear, but she just can't help thinking of ways to improve her bicycle. Before very long she has added three very loud horns, a bucket of water to wash her hands, a complete tool kit. And by the time she has also added a seat for Breakspear, two umbrellas, a cassette player and a mouth-organ, Mrs Armitage is riding a very eye-catching contraption. But it is when she finally adds the mast and sail, that Mrs Armitage really runs into trouble . . .

"Blake is beyond brilliant . . . I've never met a child who doesn't love Quentin Blake" - Daily Telegraph

Quentin Blake is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful author-illustrators, and was made the first Children's Laureate in 1999. He has won the Whitbread Award, the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration, and the Kate Greenaway Medal. among others.

  • Published: 4 June 1999
  • ISBN: 9780099400523
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Praise for Mrs Armitage on Wheels

For freewheeling joy and inventiveness, this classic picture book is hard to beat.

Korky Paul, S Magazine, Sunday Express