A joyful, playful celebration of Lewis Carroll’s love of language combined with an introduction to his life and the origin of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, exquisitely illustrated by Julia Sarda.The wordsmith Lewis Carroll is famed for the freewheeling world of Wonderland in his beloved classics Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. In this gloriously illustrated book, Carroll’s childlike love of life is showcased alongside his brilliance at creating and adapting playful words and phrases. From brillig and uglification to frumious and chortle, the award-winning author Kathleen Krull uses many of Carroll’s own words to tell the story of a man who wanted to make children laugh and whose legacy continues to entertain and delight. There is a glossary of Carroll’s invented words at the back of the book.Julia Sarda’s striking illustrations offer an interpretation of Lewis Carroll’s work that is faithful to the spirit of his writing and the look of the real life Alice. Packed with rich and surprising details, Julia’s artwork makes this a stunning book to treasure. Fans will enjoy the complete and unabridged edition of Alice’s Adventures of Wonderland with gorgeous colour illustrations by Julia Sarda throughout, also published by Two Hoots.One Day in Wonderland is the perfect gift for all fans of Alice, young and old.A masterful accomplishment . . . This is an informative gem with lots of applicability and amusement for libraries, schools, and homes.BooklistThe witty prose is aided and abetted by Sarda’s illustrations, which breathe new life into the infamous characters from Carroll’s life and Alice’s adventures . . . Thoughtful and evocative, this book will bring a score of new readers to Carroll’s impressive work.KirkusKrull’s playful biography of Lewis Carroll highlights the many words that Carroll himself coined . . . a dazzling spread of Alice chasing the White Rabbit through surreal flowers of scarlet and gold shows that [Sarda’s] is a bold, versatile talent.Publishers Weekly

Make your Christmas sparkle with this stunning book that shimmers with silver foil throughout. From the astonishingly talented Sharon King-Chai, illustrator of Animalphabet written by Julia Donaldson.Starbird is a magical story about love, freedom, and the wisdom of children.Starbird’s songs weave the richest dreams and delight all who hear him, but when the Moon King traps him in a cage as gift for his daughter, the colour and life in his voice begin to drip away. While the Moon King is blinded by greed and selfishness, his young daughter can clearly see the injustice and cruelty of his actions.A heartfelt, lyrical story that shows the importance of standing up for what is right.

Книга «Brenda Is a Sheep». Издательство: Two Hoots. Год выпуска: 2020. Переплет: Мягкий переплет. Количество страниц: 32. Автор: Hood Morag. Стандарт: 1. Возрастная категория: отсутствует. Страна производитель: Соединенное королевство. Иллюстраторы: Hood Morag.

A stunning counting book full gorgeous baby animals, with amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and Sharon King-Chai, who together created the award-winnning Animalphabet.From a leopard with her cubs, to a frog and its tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature’s babies and seeing where they live. With rhyming text and a surprise search-and-find game, this is a read-aloud delight and an absolute must for the family bookshelf. A truly beautiful gift.King-Chai’s sumptuous, vibrant artwork, the cleverly designed and shaped pages, and Donaldson’s rhythmic words make Counting Creatures a rich learning experience and a delight to read aloud and shareLancashire Post, Lytham St Annes Express, The Garstang Courier, The Gazette, Chorley Guardian, St Helens The Reporter, Lancaster Guardian, The Clitheroe Advertiser and Times

Count your way through the Christmas holidays with this stunning numbers book full of gorgeous baby animals, amazing flaps to lift and holes to peep through. From Julia Donaldson, bestselling author of The Gruffalo, and Sharon King-Chai, who together created the award-winning Animalphabet.From a leopard with her cubs, to a frog and its tadpoles, young readers will delight in counting each creature’s babies and seeing where they live. With rhyming text and a surprise search-and-find game, this is a read-aloud delight and an absolute must for the family bookshelf. A truly beautiful Christmas gift. Included in the Telegraph’s the Best Children’s Books of the Year.

All the birds have eggs to hatch. All except Duck. But when Duck finds an egg of his own to look after he’s delighted — it’s the most beautiful egg in the whole world! But all the other birds think it’s a very odd egg indeed — and everyone’s in for a BIG surprise when it finally hatches.A board book with split pages that allow the visual jokes to unfold, The Odd Egg is another witty and lively book from award-winning creator, Emily Gravett.A beautifully illustrated and cleverly formatted tale with a surprise ending that’s bound to ruffle some feathers!

A hugely entertaining animal ABC guessing game with peep-through pages and amazing fold-out flaps, by the bestselling Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and award-winning illustrator Sharon King-Chai.With eye-catching artwork and an exotic array of animals to marvel over, this is a gorgeous book to treasure and read over and over again — can you guess who has more legs than a butterfly? And who is wrinklier than a hedgehog?Each page draws you further into a beautifully vibrant world of huge elephants, slithery snakes and growling tigers, inviting you to compare one animal to another and learn comparison words and adjectives from the natural world.Sharon King-Chai’s brightly colourful art and the cleverly designed shaped pages make Animalphabet a rich delight, while Julia Donaldson’s rhythmic words are a pleasure to read aloud. Shortlisted for the D&AD Awards 2019 and the winner of the Chen Bochui International Children’s Literature Award.