Proverbs from Far and Wide

'If the baboon could see his own behind, he would laugh too This and many other proverbs from around the world brilliantly illustrated by Axel Scheffler, are brought together for the first time in a picture book. With Axel's usual cast of witty animals, children will laugh loud at these worldwide sayings. This new paperback edition contains an entertaining selection of the proverbs first published in the small-formal hardback edition. Published in 1999, the hardback has been translated into 11 different languages.