The gaps in the text encourage speculation and imagination. An ecological fable with themes around prejudice and fear of the unknown. The stunning illustrations have a sense of the surreal and invite exploration and discussion. The gaunt figures of the Barleycorns call to mind Grant Wood's painting 'American Gothic'.

- Ann Lazim, CLPE

Mr Barleycorn picks a green baby growing on his land, letting loose the incredible power of nature. When melons grow in the kitchen and apples sprout out of their television, Mrs Barleycorn says the Greenling has to go. But the bounty and beauty of nature has a strange power - the power to bring a whole community together.
Les mer
A modern fable about nature's power from the Greenaway Medal winner.
A modern fable about nature's power from the Greenaway Medal winner.
Incredible tale from Greenaway Medal and Horn Book Award winner

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781783701872
Publisert
2016-03-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Templar Publishing
Vekt
245 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
287 mm
Dybde
4 mm
Aldersnivå
JN, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
32

Illustratør
Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Levi Pinfold has worked as an author and illustrator since graduating from University College Falmouth. He paints with watercolour and gouache, creating imagery from imagination and memory. His debut book, The Django, won a Booktrust Early Years Award. Michael Foreman described it as, "A virtuoso display of real drawing."