'Irreverent fantasy romp' * Top Sellers List, The Bookseller *<br />'I'm not sure who will get more enjoyment out of this one - the 'toddlers' billed as its target audience or those older readers/adults who are the book's mediators to the very young.' * Jill Bennett, Red Reading Hub *<br />'This is a delightful picture book with a lot of action taking place on each page ... It's a joy to read.' * Jayne Howarth, Evening Gazette *<br />'Super is an explosion of ideas and colour all held together by a love of the fantasy genre.' * Sam Tyler, The BookBag *<br />'The book hosts a wealth of mad characters ... What is not to love?' * Magpie That Book Blog *<br />'Long's illustrations are packed to the gills with magical creatures and goofy details, and readers will pore over them with glee ... With no agenda other than taking whimsical fun to the max, kids will flock to this super-duper-smiley adventure' * Julia Smith, Starred review in Booklist *<br />'Long fills nearly every page with details that will keep young readers engaged and interested' * Kirkus Reviews *<br />'Quite the most mind-altering picturebook I've seen in a while ... Simply hilarious - I read it on the sofa with wine and without the kids.' * Minerva Reads blog *<br />'Matty Long has dug deep into his magical imagination to create a world where every page delights the senses and makes you wonder what craziness is going to appear on the next page.' * Danny Pearson, thisbookisfunny.com *<br />'Utterly enjoyable and a wonderful source of bright, fun inspiration.' * North East Nerd *<br />The book's biggest triumph is that even kids with no knowledge of its various pop culture references will still have loads of fun with the comic speech-bubble text and the clever art... Readers and almost-readers will pore over this, and they'll find a new joke every time * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *<br />Each page is an absolute delight * Carousel *

Shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2016. Tolkien for toddlers! Super Happy Magic Forest is the hilarious story of five brave heroes - a fairy, a unicorn, a faun, a gnome, and a mushroom - who must go on an epic quest to reclaim the Mystical Crystals of Life and save their home. From happy bunnies to warrior penguins, picnic-ruining bees to biscuit-loving goblins there's so much to see and talk about on every page of this brilliant adventure.
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When the Mystical Crystals of Life are stolen, five brave heroes must go on an epic quest to get them back and save the Super Happy Magic Forest from the root of all evil.
'Irreverent fantasy romp' * Top Sellers List, The Bookseller *'I'm not sure who will get more enjoyment out of this one - the 'toddlers' billed as its target audience or those older readers/adults who are the book's mediators to the very young.' * Jill Bennett, Red Reading Hub *'This is a delightful picture book with a lot of action taking place on each page ... It's a joy to read.' * Jayne Howarth, Evening Gazette *'Super is an explosion of ideas and colour all held together by a love of the fantasy genre.' * Sam Tyler, The BookBag *'The book hosts a wealth of mad characters ... What is not to love?' * Magpie That Book Blog *'Long's illustrations are packed to the gills with magical creatures and goofy details, and readers will pore over them with glee ... With no agenda other than taking whimsical fun to the max, kids will flock to this super-duper-smiley adventure' * Julia Smith, Starred review in Booklist *'Long fills nearly every page with details that will keep young readers engaged and interested' * Kirkus Reviews *'Quite the most mind-altering picturebook I've seen in a while ... Simply hilarious - I read it on the sofa with wine and without the kids.' * Minerva Reads blog *'Matty Long has dug deep into his magical imagination to create a world where every page delights the senses and makes you wonder what craziness is going to appear on the next page.' * Danny Pearson, thisbookisfunny.com *'Utterly enjoyable and a wonderful source of bright, fun inspiration.' * North East Nerd *The book's biggest triumph is that even kids with no knowledge of its various pop culture references will still have loads of fun with the comic speech-bubble text and the clever art... Readers and almost-readers will pore over this, and they'll find a new joke every time * Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books *Each page is an absolute delight * Carousel *
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Tolkien for toddlers!

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192742940
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
510 gr
Høyde
288 mm
Bredde
288 mm
Dybde
9 mm
Aldersnivå
02, JN
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
32

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Om bidragsyterne

Cambridge-based author and illustrator Matty Long has First Class Degree in Illustration and a Master's degree in Children's Book Illustration. Super Happy Magic Forest is his debut picture book.