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Mister Magnolia

by Quentin Blake · 1992

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Mr Magnolia has only one boot.

He has an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot -

And two lovely sisters who play on the flute -

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But Mr Magnolia has only one boot.

In this wittily rhyming picture book, Mr Magnolia has a full and happy life except for one serious omission - a boot. But one day, he receives a mysterious parcel, and at last Mr Magnolia can splash in the puddles with everyone else!

Themes
childhood
Setting
1990s
Audience
childrenspicture books
Length
short · 32 pages
Form
poetryrhyming

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