Name: Once Upon a Wild Wood By Chris Riddell
SKU: 9781509817078
Price: 3.50 GBP
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Once Upon a Wild Wood Summary

Once Upon a Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

A fabulously funny fairy tale, full of warmth and wit, and delightful details to discover - this is Chris Riddell at his picture book best!

Little Green Raincape is on her way to Rapunzel's party, deep in the wild woods. The way is long and dark, but Green is a smart girl. Smart enough to turn down apples offered by kindly old ladies, smart enough to turn down travel advice from helpful wolves, and above all, smart enough to solve a wealth of classic fairy tale problems - not least mend a lovelorn beast's broken heart.

Once Upon a Wild Wood is a richly imagined story packed full of familiar fairy tale characters as you've never seen them before. Including Red Riding Hood, Thumbelina, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, the three bears, the seven dwarfs and many more!

Once Upon a Wild Wood Reviews

A smart young heroine, playful storytelling full of wit and detail, and rich, layered pictures in his unique style * The Bookseller, Editor's choice *
Chris Riddell's Once Upon a Wild Wood is an elegant subversion of the fairytale canon [...] Riddell's layered landscapes, full of sly detail, invite exploration. * The Guardian *
Riddell's drawings lend old-fashioned enchantment to this thoroughly modern tale * Daily Telegraph *
The details are joyous and the text is wryly witty. Supreme draughtsmanship and the chance for children to feel knowing make this book a winner. * Sunday Times *
There's extraordinary detail in the illustrations and, while children will enjoy spotting the familiar faces, the way in which Riddell subverts the original stories introduces a fresh take on age-old adventures, heroes and villains. * Mail Online *
Former Children's Laureate Chris Riddell weaves a wonderful fantasy adventure around some of the best loved fairy story characters in this hugely attractive and thoroughly entertaining picture story book. -- Julia Eccleshare * Love Reading *
A truly delightful book, with illustrations that will set children's imaginations alight. * BookTrust's Great Books Guide 2018 *
Riddell's artwork is as lush and detailed as ever [...] a must for lovers of fairy tales and happy endings! -- 2018-2019 Reading Guide * INIS *

About Chris Riddell

Chris Riddell, the 2015-2017 UK Children's Laureate, is an accomplished artist and the political cartoonist for the Observer. He has enjoyed great acclaim for his books for children and has won a number of major prizes, including the 2001 and 2004 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medals. Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse won the Costa Children's Book Award 2013. Chris has been honoured with an OBE in recognition of his illustration and charity work. His work for Macmillan includes the bestselling Goth Girl books, the Ottoline series, The Emperor of Absurdia, Wendel and the Robots and, with Paul Stewart, the Muddle Earth books, the Scavenger series and the Blobheads series. Chris lives in Brighton with his family.

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Sku

GOR010121109

ISBN 13

9781509817078

ISBN 10

1509817077

Title

Once Upon a Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

Author

Chris Riddell

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pan Macmillan

Year published

2019-09-05

Number of pages

32

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Once Upon a Wild Wood Chris Riddell

Once Upon a Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

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Once Upon a Wild Wood by Chris Riddell

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