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Bad Apple

Ben Sanders author Huw Lewis Jones author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:20th May '21

Should be back in stock very soon

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A laugh-out-loud picture book starring a truly terrible piece of fruit

The first title in a laugh-out-loud new series of picture books starring a truly terrible piece of fruit.In this hilarious story about a really bad apple by award-winning author and polar explorer Huw Lewis Jones, a series of simple rhymes is transformed into a sequence of events that will have readers splitting their sides with laughter. As one silly scenario unfolds after the other, a common piece of fruit shows readers what he’s really made of by making life miserable for Pear, Pea, Cat, Spud and Spoon, among others. In a very dark twist at the end, he receives his comeuppance...

Shortlisted in the Teach Primary Books Awards 2021

'An ideal picture book for newly independent readers ... this story had my two giggling away' - @bookishwaytoplay
'A lovely addition to any family book collection. Great concept with simple, clean and bright illustrations' - Parenting Without Tears
'It has the feel of a future classic to me – like an edgier alternative to the much-loved Oi Frog and Friends books. Recommended!' - @ivyslibrary
'With a message that there are consequences for our actions, the punchy rhyming text, coupled with fun and expressive illustration make this a perfect book for early readers' - @raisingbookworms
'A breezy, light-hearted giggle-fest' - Michael Wagner
'A delight for readers of every age.' - Mick Elliott
'A future classic' - David Litchfield
'A stonkingly funny slice of wordplay, with stylishly silly illustrations...an immediate “again” book!' - Fred Blunt
'Bravo! [a] great story' - Nick Sharratt
'Hilarious … the stark pages with painterly yet graphic illustrations make this rhyming tale a great read aloud … lesson learned the funny way' - @thereadingninja

ISBN: 9780500652435

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 390g

32 pages