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Tohby Riddle

Author of The Word Snoop

28+ Works 626 Members 25 Reviews

About the Author

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Series

Works by Tohby Riddle

The Word Snoop (2008) — Illustrator — 213 copies, 10 reviews
The Great Escape from City Zoo (1997) 60 copies, 1 review
Nobody Owns the Moon (2008) 49 copies, 4 reviews
The Singing Hat (2000) 47 copies, 1 review
The Return of the Word Spy (2010) — Illustrator — 41 copies, 2 reviews
Unforgotten (2012) 30 copies
My Uncle's Donkey (2010) 23 copies
The Greatest Gatsby (2015) 19 copies
Here Comes Stinkbug! (2019) 16 copies, 1 review
A Most Unusual Dog (1992) 14 copies
Irving the Magician (2005) 14 copies, 1 review
What's the Big Idea? (2003) 10 copies
The Lucky Ones (2009) 7 copies, 1 review
Milo: A Moving Story (2016) 6 copies, 1 review
The Royal Guest (1993) 6 copies
Pink Freud (2007) 5 copies, 2 reviews
The Astronaut's Cat (2020) 4 copies, 1 review
Englestøtte 1 copy

Associated Works

Pat the cat and sailor Sam (2003) — Illustrator — 9 copies

Tagged

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Common Knowledge

Gender
male
Nationality
Australia
Places of residence
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
cartoonist

Members

Reviews

From Cockburn Libraries (Australia): "The hilarious story about a smelly bug whose unique talent saves the day. Stinkbug can really stink. But when it starts bugging his friends, Stinkbug wonders if it's time to stop doing what stink bugs do best..."
 
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BackstoryBooks | Apr 3, 2024 |
Brilliant funny interesting informative and did I say funny
 
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arkayspark | 1 other review | Mar 24, 2024 |
This picture book tugged at my heartstrings. A tale of the genuine friendship between a donkey and a fox. Different, yet similar. A ray of hope being not only being Clive and Humphrey's friendship, but a play they attend after finding tickets. It's an amazing truth that no matter how different we each may be, there is something that connects us all and may even illicit the same emotions and feelings. I love when I stumble on picture books or children's literature that can help you talk to younger readers about serious topics. This is one of those gems. There are some definite undertones of loneliness and poverty, and how it has a different impact on each of us.… (more)
½
 
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RayRosa | 3 other reviews | Sep 24, 2022 |
Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.
 
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fernandie | 3 other reviews | Sep 14, 2022 |

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Statistics

Works
28
Also by
1
Members
626
Popularity
#40,249
Rating
3.9
Reviews
25
ISBNs
83
Languages
4

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