Beware of the Storybook Wolves by Lauren Child
A wickedly funny book from one of the most exciting new talents around. Herb has to think fast to outwit two very unsavoury wolves that escape from his bedtime story to gobble him up. He enlists the help of the Fairy Godmother with disastrous but hilarious results!
The subversive humour is hilarious-- The Children's Bookseller, Sept 2000 brilliantly funny and should appeal to any child who enjoys quirky humour -- Practical Parenting, February 2001 Award-winning Lauren Child skates effortlessly across visual and textual boundaries to create dazzingly original Beware of the Storybook Wolves -- Guardian Education, 7th November 2000 Child's wickedly funny story about characters stepping out of little Herb's bedtime books is complemented by her brilliantly funky illustrations -- Sunday Herald, 26th November 2000 ...a refreshingly original tale that sparkles with wit and is packed with Lauren's delightfully funky illustrations, and lively text dancing across the pages in swirls and whirls. A great read-aloud bedtime story that ends, in true fairytale tradition, 'happy-ever-afterly'. -- Junior London, Jan 2001 Child's trademark ink-and-wash and collage artwork, filled with sly wit, scraggly wolves, and goofy humans, plays with perspective and placement of text, adding just the right over-the-top lunacy. -- Kirkus Reviews Feb15, 2001 ...reminiscent of Quentin Blake's art, only kicked up one notch. -- Booklist Chicago Feb 01 Every household and very classroom should have a copy! -- School Librarian Spring 2001 Beware of the Storybook Wolves is a fun, imaginative take on fairy tales. Lauren Child's distinctive collage and cartoon style bounces of the page. -- Library Association Record June 2001
Lauren Child attended art schools in both Manchester and London. She is now a children's writer and illustrator, an artist's assistant and also works for a design consultancy. Lauren was awarded the Greenaway Medal in 2001 for Clarice Bean That's Me and won the Bronze Smarties Award for Beware of the Storybook Wolves.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340779156 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340779152 |
| Title | Beware of the Storybook Wolves |
| Author | Lauren Child |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Children's Group |
| Year published | 2000-10-19 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Kate Greenaway Medal 2001, Short-listed for Smarties Book Prize 6-8 Category 2000, Short-listed for Smarties Book Prize 2000 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |