Description
A full-colour gift book of ten darkly comic and hilarious cautionary tales, by Astrosaurs author Steve Cole, illustrated by Tim Archbold.
About the Author
Steve Cole is the bestselling author of Astrosaurs and Young Bond, among many other books. Tim Archbold was born in Northumberland and lives in the Scottish Borders. He has written and illustrated over 100 books for children, including Bagpipes, Beasties and Bogles (2012).
Reviews
Whether they are Disgusting, Shouty, Unhealthy or Nasty-Natured, [Steve Cole's] protagonists - illustrated in gleeful colour by Tim Archbold in the vein of Quentin Blake - meet their comeuppances with plenty of horrible humour, and a touch more redemption than Roald Dahl might have offered * Guardian *
An antidote to fairy tales and a fun collection of alternative bedtime stories... This will offer instant glee to its juvenile audience' * Books for Keeps *
An illustrated collection of cautionary tales with just the right balance of disgusting humour and darkly comic threat -- Fiona Noble, The Bookseller
A book of wild and anarchic imagination with a confiding, conversational flowing style that seduces the reader into relishing the prospect of more horrors ahead * The School Librarian *
Book Information
ISBN 9781786699329
Author Steve Cole
Format Paperback
Page Count 192
Imprint Zephyr
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC