Allen & Unwin This is a Serious book English Paperback 32 pages

A gloriously silly book in which a host of hilarious animals thwart the author's attempts to create a serious book.

A serious book is black-and-white, and it informs the reader. So why are a donkey in a flowered hat, a laughing zebra, a hissing snake, a marching penguin and cavorting monkeys in this book? Join the fun as the animals take control, effortlessly and with great style and humour, in this new picture book that is both very silly and very sophisticated, to be enjoyed by all ages...

Jodie Parachini grew up in Concord, Massachusetts and studied at Trinity College and Georgetown University in the US. She now lives in London with her husband and two daughters, where she is a freelance editor of adult and children's non-fiction. This is the first picture book she's written that is her idea.Daniel Rieley grew up in Joyden's Wood, Kent, and graduated with BA Hons in Animated Production from Arts University, Bournemouth. He lives in London with his girlfriend. This is his first book.