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Uncle Cleans Up Hardcover - 2008

by J. P. Martin; Quentin Blake (Illustrator)

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J. P. Martin (1880—1966) was born in Yorkshire into a family of Methodist ministers. He took up the family vocation, serving when young as a missionary to a community of South African diamond miners and then, during the First World War, as an army chaplain in Palestine and Egypt, before returning to minister to parishes throughout the north of England. Martin began telling Uncle stories to entertain his children, who later asked him to write them down so that they could read them to their own children; the stories were finally published as a book in 1964, when Martin was eighty-four.

Quentin Blake is one of Britain’s best-loved and most successful illustrators and children’s book authors. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books. He has also illustrated classic books for adults, and created his own characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs. Armitage. He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. He has won many awards and prizes, and was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2005. He was appointed the first Children’s Laureate in 1999.

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  • Title Uncle Cleans Up
  • Author J. P. Martin; Quentin Blake (Illustrator)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 184
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York Review of Books
  • Date 2008-06-24
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781590172766 / 1590172760
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.49 x 5.89 x 0.69 in (21.56 x 14.96 x 1.75 cm)
  • Ages 09 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 4 - 7
  • Library of Congress subjects Animals, Humorous stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007051649
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

"And another great animal book: Uncle Cleans Up, about a millionaire elephant who wears a purple dressing gown and reluctantly engages in violent spats with his neighbours. Written in 1965 by JP Martin, a Yorkshire vicar, and illustrated by Quentin Blake, it has been reissued this year by New York Review Children's Collection in a lovely, clothbound edition." --Kate Summerscale, The Guardian

"I've never met a child who didn't love Quentin Blake." –Melanie McDonagh, Daily Telegraph

"The Times Literary Supplement called the books spellbinding'...while the Times Educational Supplement likened the books to Alice in Wonderland...The books contain many of the elements of the best English children's literature. There is the blurring of the line between the human and the animal kingdom, made familiar by Beatrix Potter and A.A. Milne. There is the quirky humor of 'Toad of Toad Hall' or 'Alice'. And the books are illustrated by the wonderful drawings of Quentin Blake." -The Economist

"The books are very funny, installing a large cast of unlikely characters...in a world of mildly squiffy logic...And the illustrations are among Quentin Blake's best work, scrawls and splotches that finally and unarguably distill character. But most important, this is political satire of a high order--Animal Farm for pre-teens, but wittier and more relevant to our own world." -Independent

"Magnificent nonsense." -Chicago Tribune

Citations

  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 76

About the author

J. P. Martin (1880--1966) was born in Yorkshire into a family of Methodist ministers. He took up the family vocation, serving when young as a missionary to a community of South African diamond miners and then, during the First World War, as an army chaplain in Palestine and Egypt, before returning to minister to parishes throughout the north of England. Martin began telling Uncle stories to entertain his children, who later asked him to write them down so that they could read them to their own children; the stories were finally published as a book in 1964, when Martin was eighty-four.

Quentin Blake is one of Britain's best-loved and most successful illustrators and children's book authors. He has illustrated nearly three hundred books. He has also illustrated classic books for adults, and created his own characters such as Mister Magnolia and Mrs. Armitage. He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he was head of the Illustration Department from 1978 to 1986. He has won many awards and prizes, and was made a Commander of the British Empire in 2005. He was appointed the first Children's Laureate in 1999.

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