Description
Zed the fish is white and red.
His poo hangs down in one long thread.
The main thing, though, is what Fred said,
'NEVER, EVER FEED ZED BREAD.'
A darkly comic story about a pet in peril that pays homage to classic picture books such as Fish Out of Water, from an exciting creative team working together for the first time.
About the Author
Amelia McInerney is a humorous picture book author. Her titles include The Book Chook illustrated by Connah Brecon (a CBCA Notable Book, also short-listed for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year), My Bird, Bertie, illustrated by Shane McG and the internationally published Bad Crab, illustrated by Philip Bunting. Amelia lives in Canberra and has three kids, two hermit crabs and a husband.
Adam Nickel's illustration style is very much influenced by mid-century-era design and illustration. He has a background in graphic design and animation with a client list that includes The Wall Street Journal, Penguin Random House, GQ and New Scientist. He lives in Brisbane, Australia.
Reviews
'McInerney is fast becoming one of the queens of humorous rhyming picture books.' The Canberra Times
'Being both fun and educational, such jokey homonym word-play as this could easily be set for lively poetry activities at home or school.' Magpies
'a darkly comic story which will start a conversation about food intolerances/allergies and the importance of food labelling ... Zany and vivid illustrations have a vintage, almost comic-book feel, and the characters' subtle but funny facial expressions heighten the humorous story.' Booktrust UK
Awards
Short-listed for Australian Book Design Awards 2022 (Australia). Long-listed for Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book 2022 (Australia).
Book Information
ISBN 9781911679202
Author Amelia McInerney
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Murdoch Books
Publisher Murdoch Books
Weight(grams) 438g
His poo hangs down in one long thread.
The main thing, though, is what Fred said,
'NEVER, EVER FEED ZED BREAD.'
A darkly comic story about a pet in peril that pays homage to classic picture books such as Fish Out of Water, from an exciting creative team working together for the first time.
About the Author
Amelia McInerney is a humorous picture book author. Her titles include The Book Chook illustrated by Connah Brecon (a CBCA Notable Book, also short-listed for the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year), My Bird, Bertie, illustrated by Shane McG and the internationally published Bad Crab, illustrated by Philip Bunting. Amelia lives in Canberra and has three kids, two hermit crabs and a husband.
Adam Nickel's illustration style is very much influenced by mid-century-era design and illustration. He has a background in graphic design and animation with a client list that includes The Wall Street Journal, Penguin Random House, GQ and New Scientist. He lives in Brisbane, Australia.
Reviews
'McInerney is fast becoming one of the queens of humorous rhyming picture books.' The Canberra Times
'Being both fun and educational, such jokey homonym word-play as this could easily be set for lively poetry activities at home or school.' Magpies
'a darkly comic story which will start a conversation about food intolerances/allergies and the importance of food labelling ... Zany and vivid illustrations have a vintage, almost comic-book feel, and the characters' subtle but funny facial expressions heighten the humorous story.' Booktrust UK
Awards
Short-listed for Australian Book Design Awards 2022 (Australia). Long-listed for Best Designed Children's Illustrated Book 2022 (Australia).
Book Information
ISBN 9781911679202
Author Amelia McInerney
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Murdoch Books
Publisher Murdoch Books
Weight(grams) 438g
