Description
_______________ "A winner with my grandson. And I liked it too!" - Prue Leith "A beautiful book about following your dreams" - David Atherton, Winner of the Great British Bake-Off _______________ A hilarious and original picture book about believing in yourself and learning how to shine. Nut isn't like the other Vikings; he doesn't climb hills or swim icy lakes ... but he does have one great passion - Nut LOVES to bake cakes! So, when Viking Sports Day comes round, it looks like certain disaster for Nut. Can his baking SAVE THE DAY? Told in effortless verse, The Viking Who Liked Icing is a hilarious, heartwarming picture book about being yourself.
From an incredibly exciting new picture book pairing comes The Viking Who Liked Icing - a hilarious and original take on believing in yourself and learning how to shine
About the Author
Lu Fraser worked for many years in children's brand licensing before heading off to the country to start scribbling children's books in her wonky hut at the end of the garden. She is an incredibly exciting new picture book talent and The Viking Who Liked Icing is the first of four books contracted with Bloomsbury. Lu lives in Hampshire with her husband and young daughter. While living in Spain, Mark rediscovered a childhood love of drawing and realised his favourite thing to do is to make up silly stories and draw pigs robbing banks. He swiftly returned to England where he began studying Children's Book Illustration at The Cambridge School of Art. Mark lives in London.
Reviews
A beautiful book about self-acceptance and following your dreams. If only there was a Viking Bake Off, Nut would surely take the crown! A story that will warm the heart of the reader as much as the child you're reading to * David Atherton, The Great British Bake Off Winner 2019 and author of My First Cook Book: Bake, Make and Learn to Cook *
A winner with my grandson, and I liked it too! * Prue Leith *
The Viking Who Liked Icing has all the ingredients of a future classic. Combine wonderful characters, a meaningful story, masterful rhyming and gorgeous illustrations, sprinkle with humour, and you're left with an incredibly sweet book with a potent message * Picture Book Snob *
Told in effortless verse, this hilarious picture book is an original take on believing in yourself & learning how to shine * Sloan Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526603913
Author Lu Fraser
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 434g
From an incredibly exciting new picture book pairing comes The Viking Who Liked Icing - a hilarious and original take on believing in yourself and learning how to shine
About the Author
Lu Fraser worked for many years in children's brand licensing before heading off to the country to start scribbling children's books in her wonky hut at the end of the garden. She is an incredibly exciting new picture book talent and The Viking Who Liked Icing is the first of four books contracted with Bloomsbury. Lu lives in Hampshire with her husband and young daughter. While living in Spain, Mark rediscovered a childhood love of drawing and realised his favourite thing to do is to make up silly stories and draw pigs robbing banks. He swiftly returned to England where he began studying Children's Book Illustration at The Cambridge School of Art. Mark lives in London.
Reviews
A beautiful book about self-acceptance and following your dreams. If only there was a Viking Bake Off, Nut would surely take the crown! A story that will warm the heart of the reader as much as the child you're reading to * David Atherton, The Great British Bake Off Winner 2019 and author of My First Cook Book: Bake, Make and Learn to Cook *
A winner with my grandson, and I liked it too! * Prue Leith *
The Viking Who Liked Icing has all the ingredients of a future classic. Combine wonderful characters, a meaningful story, masterful rhyming and gorgeous illustrations, sprinkle with humour, and you're left with an incredibly sweet book with a potent message * Picture Book Snob *
Told in effortless verse, this hilarious picture book is an original take on believing in yourself & learning how to shine * Sloan Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781526603913
Author Lu Fraser
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 434g
