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Zusatztext A tale of sly wit and sunlit joy Informationen zum Autor Ben Manley is a writer and designer. His writing is full of humour and heart with a touch of the gothic. Ben graduated from Cambridge with a degree in English. Since then, he has written and performed at the Battersea Arts Centre, Riverside Studios and the Edinburgh Festival. His debut picture book, The Misadventures of Frederick illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark , was published to much critical acclaim. Ben lives in Norwich with his wife and two children. Emma Chichester Clark is one of Britain’s best loved children’s authors and illustrators. With degrees from both Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, she is the author of the immensely popular Blue Kangaroo and Plumdog series and many other books, and has illustrated books by Roald Dahl, Kevin Crossley-Holland, Peter Dickinson, Michael Morpurgo and Quentin Blake. Emma lives in West London with her husband and much-celebrated dog, Plum. Klappentext The Sunday Times Children's Book of the Year. Children's Book of the Week in both the Times and Guardian. The Misadventures of Frederick is a funny, joyful story about friendship and the delights of outdoor adventures (even for the accident-prone) - wonderfully written by the talented Ben Manley and beautifully illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark, creator of Plumdog and Blue Kangaroo. In a mansion surrounded by lakes and forests, Frederick is bored. He leads a very sheltered life: and when Emily invites him to play outside he has no choice but to refuse - what if he hurts himself? Much better to stay safely indoors. But Emily is not one to take no for an answer . . . A series of brilliantly funny and evocative letters between Frederick and Emily tell this unique story which weaves together the colourful, adventurous world of Emily with Frederick's drab life of boredom and safety. Vorwort A critically acclaimed, gloriously illustrated picture book that celebrates the joys of being scared and doing it anyway. Zusammenfassung A critically acclaimed, gloriously illustrated picture book that celebrates the joys of being scared and doing it anyway....
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Ben Manley, illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark
