Walker Gorilla

This is a stunning new edition of the classic picture book by a Hans Christian Andersen Award-winner.Hannah loves gorillas but has never seen one. Her father's too busy to take her to the zoo - or for anything else come to that. For her birthday, Hannah asks her father for a gorilla - but is disappointed when she discovers that the gorilla she's got is just a toy one. But then something extraordinary happens...the toy turns into a real gorilla, who puts on her father's hat and coat and takes her off for a magical visit to the zoo... Editorial Reviews From Publishers Weekly In Browne's Kate Greenaway Medal-winning story, Hannah loves gorillas and longs to see a real one at the zoo, but her father seems to have no time to take her. Ages 3-7. Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review "* "One of the best picture books for the over-threes I've seen in a long time." Practical Parenting * "Sad, joyous and full of surprises for the sharp-eyed... Browne asks his readers to think...His strong visual images are arresting, compulsive." The Good Book Guide * "Joyous and moving... A tour de force." The Times Literary Supplement"