Great Fairy Tale Disaster

Product Description A follow up to the bestselling The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster. Fairy tales have never been funnier than in this outrageously silly picture book! Once upon a time there lived an old Big Bad Wolf. He no longer has any huff and puff to blow down the Three Little Pigs' houses so he scampers off into the pages of the Fairy Tale book to find a new one. He tries one tale after another, but things never quite work to plan. Will he find a fairy tale that suits him perfectly? With all the well-known and well-loved fairy tales, including Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.'It's madness and mayhem which results in a very funny, laugh out loud book.' The Bookbaghttp://www.davidconwaychildrensbooks.co.uk/ Review Melanie Wiliamson's colours and zany shapes picture this topsy-turveyness perfectly ― The School Librarian A funny, slapstick picture book that will get youngsters roaring with laughter ― Birmingham Post A hilarious, outrageously silly, almost surreal follow up to the best-selling Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster ― The School Librarian The huffy-puffy canine embarks on a journey through an assortment of well-loved stories in this witty tale with arresting, colourful illustrations ― Junior Detailed layers of vivid colour and a swirling, swooping text give this action-packed caper a rich, textured look...Comical, cheeky and filled with nostalgia, this is a whistle-stop tour of popular fairytales and bags of fun ― Junior PRAISE FOR THE GREAT NURSERY RHYME DISASTER:"... gorgeous pages filled (by Melanie Williamson) with colour, action, incident and pattern. " ― THE TIMES A highly funny read...my daughters were laughing out loud. Small children will love the way that all of their favourite tales merge into slightly mad new ones. Bright, bold illustrations...very entertaining...so much fun that it is sure to become a firm favourite ― The Bookbag "Melanie Williamson's illustrations are eye-catchingly quirky and superbly original." ― The Observer 'The colourful vibrant pictures perfectly illustrate this funny tale.'FAMILY INTEREST MAGAZINE ― Family Interest Magazine 'It's an amusingly anarchic take on a familiar format, with matchingly madcap illustrations' ― Carousel Book Description With wit and flair, well-loved fairy tales are turned on their head in this hilarious book! About the Author David Conway is a children's picture book author who has written for Hodder, Random House, Frances Lincoln and Gullane Children's Books. He has been awarded The Peter Pan Silver Star by the Swedish wing of the IBBY and the Parents' Choice Gold Award in the US for Lila and the Secret of Rain. His first picture book The Most Important Gift of All illustrated by Karin Littlewood, was nominated for The Kate Greenaway Medal in 2006. More recently Bedtime Hullabaloo! illustrated by Charles Fuge has also been nominated for the 2011 prize as well as the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012.The Great Nursery Rhyme Disaster was chosen as one of the children's books of the year 2008 by Nicolette Jones of The Sunday Times and was shortlisted for the 2009 Sheffield Children's Book Award. Shine Moon Shine was chosen as one of the top ten picture books of 2008 by The Bookbag.David is a stay-at-home dad bringing up his two children Bess and Jude and a cat called Bobby. David's wife works in academic publishing. Melanie Williamson is a fantastic new illustrator in the world of picture books, and has just been shortlisted for the Sheffield Children's Book Award. Melanie has been a fan of illustrations and pictures since a very early age. She is particularly inspired by quirky characters and bold, vivid colour. She graduated in BA (Hons) Graphic Design and Illustration at De Montford University in 2000 and has since been happily painting away as an illustrator of children's books.