For a real thrill, try reading Beware of the Storybook Wolves. It will scare your socks off!
Lauren Child has sold over 3 million books worldwide and is considered one of the most talented children's book author/illustrators working today. She won the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal for I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato, the Nestle Gold Book Award for That Pesky Rat and the Nestle Bronze Book Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves. Lauren loves designing and making things and finds it exciting to see her drawings turned into objects. Other favourites include the cinema, TV matinees, small Italian cars, handbags, cardigans, travelling and being met at the airport.
Will keep young readers on their toes from beginning to end...Every
household and every classroom should have a copy
*School LIbrarian*
A surreal intertextual tale that veers from nightmare to comedy
*Books For Keeps*
A smile-provoking yarn full of fairy-tale twists
*New York Times*
A fabulous book for those who are already au fait with all the
run-of-the-mill tales
*The Scotsman*
Child makes words dance and topography jitterbug, and her sly sense
of humour makes both children and adults giggle...At its most
profound, this is about the tremendous power of books
*The Guardian*
The subversive humour is hilarious
*The Children's Bookseller*
Lauren Child's pictures and witty yext provide an agreeable frisson
of fear followed by a happy ending
*The Spectator*
A refreshingly original tale that sparkles with wit
*Junior*
A highly entertaining retelling of some snappy stories
*The Sunday Express*
A stunning picture book ideal for children who enjoy suspense and
adventure
*Families West*
Witty, amusing with vividly coloured illustrations, this book is
bound to provide plenty of laughs for parents as well as
children
*The Sunday Tasmanian*
Lauren Child's spiky, humorous illustrations add enormous fun and
children can't help but to laugh out loud - often just thinking
about the book
*Carousel*
Hilarious
*Booktrust, 100 Best Books 2002*
Lauren Child gives this very funny and original book some inventive
twists
*Books For Keeps*
A wickedly funny book from one of the most exciting new talents
around
*Books Magazine*
This goofy tale is fractured in all the right places
*Booklist*
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