Way Home
A Kate Greenaway Medal-Winning Book about Homelessness
Libby Hathorn author Gregory Rogers illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd
Published:23rd Jan '03
Should be back in stock very soon
A paperback reissue of the award-winning classic.
It's night and the dark is filled with strange sounds as Shane makes his way home. But Shane talks and strokes the kitten to calmness, and decides to take the 'Spitfire, Kitten Number One,' home with him. No gang of boys, or avenue of dense traffic, or fierce dog can stop Shane carrying his new found friend to the place he calls home.It's night and the dark is filled with strange sounds as Shane makes his way home. On a fence he finds a stray cat that at first growls and spits at him. But Shane talks and strokes the kitten to calmness, and decides to take the 'Spitfire, Kitten Number One,' home with him. No gang of boys, or avenue of dense traffic, or fierce dog can stop Shane carrying his new found friend to the place he calls home. Greg Rogers' sensitive use of charcoal and pastel create Shane and his cat in splendid city-at-night time scenes.
"The powerful paintings draw reader and watcher in." * Evening Standard *
"Dark and dramatic . . . streetwise and inventive . . ." * Guardian *
"It's not only a purrfect picture book to pore over - it's a powerful story too." * Daily Telegraph *
"An exciting read for older children." -- Anthony Browne * Financial Times *
"Way Home is a terrific book." -- Raymond Briggs * T. E. S. *
- Winner of CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal (UK).
ISBN: 9781842702321
Dimensions: 360mm x 230mm x 5mm
Weight: 230g
32 pages