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Ben lives in a very large house with his very large family. He wants his very large family to celebrate his birthday, so he leaves his room to ask them, one by one. Ben feels that his birthday has been forgotten and that everyone is too busy to give him any attention, until he gets a surprise at the end. This picture book uses popular cliches or expressions to tell its story, so that children are introduced to popular and colloquial sayings.
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Included on the Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book list for 2003.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Dash and Slapdash
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 May 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of A Kingdom for a Hat 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book ; A Day in the Life of Me 2002 single work picture book ; A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 46 no. 2 2002; (p. 14)
— Review of A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 31)
— Review of A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book
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Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , May vol. 46 no. 2 2002; (p. 14)
— Review of A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book -
Dash and Slapdash
2003
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 May 2003; (p. 18)
— Review of A Kingdom for a Hat 2003 single work children's fiction ; The Wishing Cupboard 2002 single work picture book ; A Day in the Life of Me 2002 single work picture book ; A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book -
Untitled
2002
single work
review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking About Books for Children , May vol. 17 no. 2 2002; (p. 31)
— Review of A Bee in Ben's Bonnet 2002 single work picture book
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