For a real thrill, try reading Beware of the Storybook Wolves. It will scare your socks off! A fun-filled picture book with a fairytale twist, from Children's Laureate Lauren Child.
Every night, Herb's mother reads him a bedtime story. Sometimes it's about a big bad wolf who terrifies little girls and their grandmothers with his growl and his sharp teeth. The story gets very nasty in the middle and everybody nearly comes to a sticky end. But, by the last page, it all turns out happily-ever-afterly.
But what will happen to Herb when the wolves escape from his book? Will they gobble him up? Or will it all end happily-ever-after?
Equally loved by children young and old, this hilarious picture book is perfect for sharing together. From the creator of the award-winning, best-selling Charlie and Lola series!
Winner of the Smarties Book Prize Bronze Medal
A refreshingly original tale that sparkles with wit Junior
Lauren Child MBE is a multi-award-winning author and Waterstones 2017-2019 Children's Laureate, whose books are known and loved the world over. She is the creator of many much-loved characters, including Charlie and Lola, Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort. Since her first book was published in 1999, Lauren has sold over six million books in 19 languages worldwide. Her many awards include 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 is a UNESCO Artist for Peace and a Trustee of the House of Illustration, and has an MBE for services to literature. She loves designing and making things and finds it exciting to see her drawings turned into objects. Other favourite things include the cinema, TV matinees, small Italian cars, handbags, cardigans, travelling and being picked up from the airport.
Title: Beware of the Storybook Wolves
Author: Lauren Child
ISBN: 9781408314807
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Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Publication Date: 2012-07-05
Number of Pages: 32
Weight: 0.2586 kg
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 *
