Book Info
Loading other formats...Format
Paperback32 pages
Author's Website
jeannewillis.com/Illustrated By
Tony RossPublisher
Andersen Press LtdPublication date
2nd August 2012ISBN
9781842707579Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
Click to buy book vouchers
Mammoth Pie
Written by: Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by: Tony Ross
This title is in stock
Lovereading4kids Price: £4.49
RRP: £5.99 Saving £1.50 (25%)
Julia Eccleshare's comment:
Can a scrawny caveman turn a giant woolly mammoth into delicious pie? Both sides gather their friends as they square up for a major confrontation. Who do you think will win? Jeanne Willis’s rhyming text charts the plotting and planning before the battle while Tony Ross’s illustrations brilliantly capture the greedy cave men and their formidable foes.
Who is Julia Eccleshare ?
Synopsis
Mammoth Pie by Jeanne WillisOn top of a mountain there lived a fat mammoth. Down in the valley there lived a thin caveman. The caveman was hungry. He saw the mammoth and licked his lips. But a mouthwatering Mammoth Pie turns out to be more difficult to come by than the caveman could ever imagine.
Reviews
A dream team of writer and illustrator!The Times
Another dollop of chaotic fun from the pens of Willis and Ross ... Jeanne Willis again demonstrates her wonderful facility with words Armadillo Simple and expressive illustrations add to the tale told in simple words with a pleasing rhythm. There is plenty of repetition and rhyme which makes this ideal for young children just beginning to read. Carousel A delightful romp, beautifully complemented by Ross's expressive illustrations Daily Telegraph The lively rhyming text is perfect for joining in with, and Ross's comical illustrations are full of humour and personality ... Ideal for reading out loud. Booktrust
About The Author
Jeanne has been writing since she was five and has published over 150 books across all genres from picture books to teen fiction. She has had other strange jobs alongside being an author, including cowboy boot seller and reptile vet's assistant and once conducted the school orchestra in concert despite not being able to read a note of music or identify the instruments. As well as cats, rabbits, hamsters, dogs, fish and rats, she has owned a garter snake called Betty, a 25 years old smooth-clawed toad called Dave, an axolotl, newts, locusts and some giant hissing stick insects. She was once thrown out of her religious studies class at school by the Reverend Brown for writing rude poems. She was the Blue Team Captain at Junior School, sprinted for the county and can still do cartwheels.
She has won numerous awards including the Red House Children’s Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award. She lives in North London.
Photo credit: Justine Stoddart
More books by this author
If you loved this book, you might like these...
Claudia Boldt Melvin the Luckiest Monkey |
Angela Mitchell The Jelly That Wouldn't Wobble |
Camilla Reid Lulu Loves Nursery |
Gill Arbuthnott The Giant Panda Party |
William Bee And the Cars Go... |
Share this book