Chris Riddell's fabulously illustrated 42nd Anniversary gift edition of Douglas Adams's classic The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Douglas Adams created all the various and contradictory manifestations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: radio, novels, TV, computer game, stage adaptations, comic book and bath towel. He was born in Cambridge, UK and lived with his wife and daughter in Islington, London, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, where he died suddenly in 2001. Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children. His books have won a number of major prizes, including the 2001, 2004 and 2016 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. He lives in Brighton with his family.
One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering
genius -- David Walliams, author of The Boy in the Dress,
Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy
I haven't known many geniuses in my life. Some brilliantly smart
people, but only a tiny handful would I class as geniuses. I would
class Douglas, because he saw things differently, and he was
capable of communicating the way he saw things, and once he
explained things the way he saw them, it was almost impossible to
see them the way you used to see them -- Neil Gaiman, author of
Good Omens, Stardust and American Gods
Packed with that unique energy, all barmy and bristling and bold .
. . above all, it dares to be silly. Fiercely, beautifully silly --
Russell T. Davies, writer and producer of Doctor Who
Really entertaining and fun -- Michael Palin, broadcaster and
comedian (Monty Python)
Fizzing with ideas . . . brilliant -- Charlie Brooker, writer and
producer of Black Mirror
Dazzlingly inventive -- Caitlin Moran, author of How to Be a
Woman
The first book that wasn't by Roald Dahl that really made me laugh
-- Robert Webb, comedian and author of How Not To Be a
Boy
Weird and wonderful -- Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl
series
It changed by whole life. It's literally out of this world -- Tom
Baker, actor (Doctor Who)
Fans of the book will love revisiting the hilarious tale that plays
havoc with physics and time, while new readers (and even older
children) will enjoy experiencing it for the first time, complete
with complementary illustrations that fit the madcap story
perfectly. * BBC Science Focus *
It's easy to see why this book is a culture phenomenon - it's
weird, witty and extremely loveable. * Jodie Reads Books *
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