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Warning: No More Silliness!

Name: Warning: No More Silliness!
Brand: Allen & Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781526690203
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By Sam Usher

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The fabulously funny, deliciously anarchic and decidedly silly new picture book from award-winning creator Sam Usher Life is full of LOTS of rules. For example: DO NOT pick your nose. DO NOT eat your sister’s birthday cake the day before her party. DO NOT dive into... Read More

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A silly, hilarious and exhilarating picture book about BREAKING THE RULES by award-winning creator Sam Usher.

A silly, hilarious and exhilarating picture book about BREAKING THE RULES by award-winning creator Sam Usher.

Description

The fabulously funny, deliciously anarchic and decidedly silly new picture book from award-winning creator Sam Usher

Life is full of LOTS of rules.

For example:

DO NOT pick your nose. DO NOT eat your sister’s birthday cake the day before her party. DO NOT dive into a paddling pool full of alligators. And definitely, and I mean definitely, DO NOT press that BIG RED BUTTON.

But what happens if you break the rules? It might be FUN! It might be EXCITING! Let’s find out.

WARNING: This book contains A LOT of silliness

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526690203

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sam Usher

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 215.0mm

Height: 280.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Sam Usher is an acclaimed writer and artist who has illustrated books by Michael Morpurgo and Emma Carroll, as well as his own Adventures with Grandad series. He has been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and longlisted for the Greenaway Medal. When he’s not writing or drawing, you’ll find him playing the piano, eating chocolate and trespassing.

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