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Patrick

Quentin Blake

198830 pagesabout 30–40 minutes
1988
first published
  • 1968Cape · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780224614634
  • 1969H. Z. Walck · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780809811472
  • 1970Penguin · 32 pages · ENGISBN 9780140500219
  • 2010Red FoxISBN 9781849410472
  • 2010Red Fox · 30 pages · ENGISBN 9781849416658
  • 1991HarperCollins Publishers · 32 pagesISBN 9780006639206
  • 1988Weston WoodsISBN 9789999686693
  • Collins EducationalISBN 9780007610082

When Patrick plays the violin he bought for one silver piece, fish begin to sing and fly through the air, cake and ice cream grow on apple trees, cows begin to dance, and many other strange things happen.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSingle lead

Worth knowing

When and where

Reading situationRead aloud
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