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📖 Best for: Pre-K (ages 2–5) · K–2nd grade (ages 5–8)
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Anthony Browne’s surreal picture books, full of hidden visual jokes and gorillas, won the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He was UK Children’s Laureate from 2009 to 2011.
New to Anthony Browne? Start with Gorilla.
Anthony Browne’s books are under copyright, so Pagine doesn’t host them — but you can borrow every title below free. Tap Local library to see which libraries near you have it, Libby / OverDrive to borrow the ebook or audiobook with your library card, or Open Library for free online lending.
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Anthony Browne’s surreal picture books, full of hidden visual jokes and gorillas, won the Hans Christian Andersen Award. He was UK Children’s Laureate from 2009 to 2011.
Gorilla is a great place to start; other favourites include Willy the Wimp, Zoo, Voices in the Park.
Anthony Browne’s books are best for pre-k (ages 2–5) · k–2nd grade (ages 5–8).
Anthony Browne’s books are still under copyright, so they are not free to download. You can borrow them free: from your public library (search WorldCat), as ebooks and audiobooks with a library card through Libby/OverDrive, or from Open Library’s free lending. Pagine links to each below, and suggests similar books you can read free right now.
Search WorldCat to see which libraries near you have a copy, or ask your school or public library. Most libraries also lend Anthony Browne ebooks and audiobooks free through the Libby app.