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Beware of the Storybook Wolves

Lauren Child, Author

Paperback

Imprint: Orchard Books

Publication date: July 5, 2012

Category: Picture books

ISBN: 9781408314807

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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

Reviews

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

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

Will keep young readers on their toes from beginning to end...Every household and every classroom should have a copy

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Lauren Child

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.