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Kipper the Dog
Kipper's Book of Weather: Kipper Concept Books
A clever, mischievous puppy helps children learn about weather
24 pages, Hardcover
First published April 24, 1995
About the author
Mick Inkpen
386 books62 followersMick Inkpen is one of the most popular author/illustrators in the world. His books have sold over 4 million copies, and have been translated into over twenty different languages. His best-loved characters are probably Kipper and Wibbly Pig – who are both stars of their very own TV series!
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
He began his career as a graphic designer, and worked with another children’s author Nick Butterworth (of Percy the Park Keeper fame) on a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express. In 1989 The Blue Balloon was published to great acclaim, and established him as an important and original voice in children’s picture books. He and his wife, Debbie, also had children of their own by this point: “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
Mick lives in Essex with his wife and two children.
He began his career as a graphic designer, declining a place to study English at Cambridge University. During this period he worked with Nick Butterworth, a fellow children’s author, from whom he learned design and typography. Together they developed a cartoon strip for the Sunday Express magazine, later to become a first series of children’s picture books. They also worked in children’s television.
In 1989 The Blue Balloon established him as a truly original voice in children’s picture books, by which time Mick and his wife Debbie had two children of their own. “Without the experience of having children of my own I doubt that I would have been capable of writing effectively for children. And yet it’s true that good work really springs from trying to please yourself”
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March 5, 2024
About as simplistic as it gets but I loved it anyway! The illustrations are exactly wonderful and a surprise ending! Even the font was just right.
February 4, 2017
I think Kipper is so sweet. My daughter also likes dogs in general, so this book made her happy. I'm not sure how much if anything she picked up about weather, though, just because she's was too fixated on the puppy.
July 21, 2019
Fantastic choice for very early readers.
July 4, 2023
Very simplistic book. My kids liked the illustrations.
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November 11, 2013Kipper's Book of Weather by Mick Inkpen is a book that has one word per page that explains the weather that is shown in the picture. This would be a lower level book for students who are just beginning to read or who are learning about the weather. This is also a series of other books that are by the same author. All of these books would be helpful for lower level reading students.
April 15, 2018
Kipper's Book of Weather (Board Book)
by Mick Inkpen
related to weather and the tv show.... an early reader
March 8, 2013
One weather word on each page...for very small children.
December 26, 2013
The munchkins love Kipper but I wish I had known that this was a "one-word-per-page" board book. I probably would not have purchased it. (online)
June 18, 2019
4/3/17 Naomi read to Julia & me.
11/6/17 Julia (3) "read" to me.
6/17/19 Read with Julia.
11/6/17 Julia (3) "read" to me.
6/17/19 Read with Julia.
March 12, 2024
Simple. Light-hearted. Wonderful illustrations. Perfect ending.
December 22, 2015
Simple and effective. One word per page, which is perfect for my 14-month-old's attention span.
April 21, 2017
A very simple board book where kipper appears in different weather situations and the one word of that type of weather appears. Any age group.
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