Angry Arthur

40th Anniversary Edition

Hiawyn Oram author Satoshi Kitamura illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Andersen Press Ltd

Published:7th Aug '08

£7.99

Available for immediate dispatch.

Angry Arthur cover

New Andersen paperback edition of this Kitamura classic about a boy who gets very, very angry.

Once there was a boy called Arthur, who wanted to stay up and watch TV, but his mother wouldn't let him. "I'll get angry," said Arthur, and he did. Very, very angry...Winner of the Mother Goose Award and the original anger management book, now with reading guide from charity ACTION FOR CHILDREN to celebrate 40 years of publication. 'Powerful... I’d like to have written or illustrated a book as perfect as Angry Arthur.' Max Porter, GUARDIAN ‘Kitamura is one of the world’s most original and stylish children’s illustrators.’ SUNDAY TIMES Arthur wants to stay up late and watch TV, and when his mum says no, Arthur gets very angry. His anger becomes a storm cloud, a hurricane, an earthquake that has shockwaves in space. What will help Arthur calm down? The original anger management book, Angry Arthur has been helping frustrated children and exasperated parents for almost 40 years!

"The powerful economy of Hiawyn Oram's text is brilliantly interpreted by Satoshi Kitamura's mischievously detailed illustrations." * Guardian *
"I’d like to have written or illustrated a book as perfect as Angry Arthur." * Guardian *
"Beautiful, important, profound – a perfect picture book... A must for every child’s bookshelf" * LoveReading4Kids *
"Otam and Kitamura's depiction of Arthur remains a classic which continues to entertain and warn us all against unreasonable anger... Kitamura's stormy illustrations provide an additional cautionary narrative, as relevant to adults as children!" * BookTrust *
"Kitamura is one of the world's most original and stylish children's illustrators." * Sunday Times *

  • Winner of Mother Goose Award (UK).

ISBN: 9781842707746

Dimensions: 3mm x 240mm x 275mm

Weight: 215g

32 pages