The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers

The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard by Gregory Rogers

A brilliant and captivating wordless picture book for ages 6 + about an ordinary boy on an extraordinary adventure to Shakespeare's London, by the winner of the prestigious Kate Greenaway medal.

A splendid, wordless time-slip story with wonderfully detailed illustrationsIt tells of a curious boy, a grumpy Shakespeare, a captive bear and a baron whose head is bound for the chop. Packed full of historical detail - the birds ib the heads on London Bridge are all too real. Gregory Rogers has created a glorious romp of a book. Carousel

Gregory Rogers studied fine art at Queensland College of Art and worked as a graphic designer before taking up freelance illustration. He was the first Australian to be awarded the prestigious Kate Greenaway Medal. The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard was first published in Australia in 2004 where it was short-listed for several awards including an Australian + New Zealand Illustration Award. It has also been published in the UK, France, the Netherlands and the USA, where it received critical acclaim including a selection as a Notable Children's Book of the Year for the American Library Association. Its sequels Midsummer Knight was a CBCA Notable Book 2007 and The Hero of Little Street won the 2010 CBCA Picture Book of the Year. He also illustrated the fabulous Sword Girl series by Frances Watts. Greg passed away in 2013.

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ISBN 13	9781865087221
ISBN 10	186508722X
Title	The Boy, the Bear, the Baron, the Bard
Author	Gregory Rogers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Allen & Unwin
Year published	2004-05-01
Number of pages	32
Prizes	Short-listed for best Children's Book of the Year Category 2005 (Australia), Short-listed for Children's Book Council Awards 2005 (Australia), Long-listed for Quill Awards (US) 2005 (Australia)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.