When Rupert and Kate tell their parents they're going to make a snowman, both Mum and Dad correct them, You mean a snowperson. Originally published over 30 years ago, this is a deceptively simple story that overthrows gender stereotypes in a wonderfully tongue-in-cheek way that only master storyteller David McKee, the creator of Elmer the patchwork elephant and Mr Benn, could accomplish.
David McKee (1935 - 2022) was the creator of well-known characters including King Rollo, Mr Benn and Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, which is now published in more than 60 languages and has its own successful global merchandise programme. David was born in Devon and went to Plymouth Art College, where he had a traditional training. On leaving college he drew regularly for Punch, Reader's Digest, and The Times Educational Supplement. His drawings were influenced especially by Saul Steinberg and Andre Francois. In 2020 David won the British Book Awards Illustrator of the Year Award and BookTrust's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Title: Snow Woman
Author: McKee, David
ISBN: 9781783449811
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Publisher: Andersen Press Ltd
Publication Date: 2020-10-01
Number of Pages: 28
Weight: 0.2151 kg
Best-selling illustrator David McKee gives the magic of building a someone out of snow a new twist in this witty, wintry picture book. -- Julia Eccleshare * LoveReading4Kids - Book of the Month November 2020 *