Quentin Blake — Ten Frogs: Dix Grenouilles

London, Pavilion, 1997. First edition. Hardback. A signed copy of this scarce first edition, being Quentin Blake's fantastic children's book for learning numbers in English and French. Signed by the author to the title page. The first edition, first impression. In the publisher's original quarter cloth binding. 'Ten Frogs: Dix Grenouilles' is Quentin Blake's charmingly illustrated counting book written in both English and French, using various animals such as 'Two Goats/Deux Chevres' and 'Eight Chickens/Huit Poules&apos. Blake is a beloved children's illustrator, with his distinct drawings in Roald Dahl's works among his most popular. He was the inaugural British Children's Laureate from 1999-2001 and won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002. In the original quarter cloth binding, with pictorial boards. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Author's signature to the title page. Fine . Ill.: Quentin Blake. Fine .