The Girl, the Penguin, the Gin & The Woman, the Mink, the Cod 2 Book Collection Set - Adult Humour - Hardback

Titles in This Set. The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin. The Woman, the Mink, the Cod and the Donkey. Details. Condition: Brand New. Format: Hardback. Publisher: John Blake Publishing (The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin). Age Range: Adult / Humour Gift Book. Overview. This two-book hardback set brings together two of the funniest, most affectionate parodies to emerge from lockdown-era publishing: Guy Adams's The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin and Margerie Swash's The Woman, the Mink, the Cod and the Donkey. Both spoof the gentle tone of modern illustrated fables, swapping quiet wisdom for wine, chaos and dry British humour — a perfect gift for parents, teachers and anyone who survived home-schooling with a sense of humour intact.. About the Books. The Girl, the Penguin, the Home-Schooling and the Gin is Guy Adams's parody of the bestselling illustrated fable The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse. A talking Penguin dispenses advice in exactly the way penguins never do, while a beleaguered parent navigates home-schooling, discovering that a five-year-old can out-perform them in maths, spelling and patience. Warm domestic chaos meets surreal comic timing in a beautifully illustrated hardback that mimics the look of the classic it lovingly mocks.. The Woman, the Mink, the Cod and the Donkey by Margerie Swash follows a similar template, sending a weary woman on a journey — not towards wisdom, but an open pub after a long lockdown. Along the way she meets a soulful mink, a philosophical cod and a donkey who bears a suspicious resemblance to certain world leaders. Together they swap life lessons on travel insurance, breathable trousers and the restorative power of a decent glass of wine. Gentle, silly and charmingly illustrated, it's a pitch-perfect parody for readers who've already fallen for the genre it affectionately skewers.. Two complete hardback parody gift books in one set. Brand-new condition, ready to gif