A BALLOON FOR A BLUNDERBUSS

Some years ago, Bob Gill (a designer) and Alastair Reid (a writer) met by accident in New York and from their combined curiosity came this book for children. Gill (b.1931) worked as a freelance illustrator and designer in New York before moving to London where he, Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes created the design agency that became Pentagram.

He later resumed his freelance career as an illustrator, designer and author. He lives and works in New York. Reid (b. 1926) ia a poet and a scholar of South American literature. He has lived in Europe, the United States and South America working as a writer, translator and a correspondent for The New Yorker.

The Book What could you trade this tower for? A zoo? A little town? Eleven towering icebergs? Lots of things!

First there was a butterfly. The butterfly was exchanged for a wishbone, the wishbone for a kite, and the kite for a flag. For who would think it was possible to start witha butterfly and end up with an overgrown jungle. or two stars - or EVERYTHING? Well, Bob Gill and Alastair Reid think it is possible. Their captivating narrative and vivd drawings will delight the youngest and oldest of readers, as well as giving children lots of ideas for fun swaps and trades. This lively and imagitative book is now republished to inspire and charm a new generation of readers.