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jeannewillis.com/Illustrated By
Tony RossPublisher
Andersen Press LtdPublication date
29th April 2010ISBN
9781849390361Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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The Nanny Goat's Kid
Written by: Jeanne Willis
Illustrated by: Tony Ross
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Nominated for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010. A wonderfully funny and touching story of friendship from the comic wordsmith Jeanne Willis and brilliantly brought to life with wacky and laugh-out-loud illustrations from Tony Ross.
Synopsis
The Nanny Goat's Kid by Jeanne WillisThere was once a Nanny Goat who wanted kids more than anything in the world, but she couldn't have any of her own. Adopting seems like the perfect solution, but the kid she adopts is different to the others - in fact, he's a tiger cub! But the Nanny Goat doesn't care. When her mistrustful sisters kick her kid out of the herd, she resolutely stands by him, and her trust in him is repaid when he saves not just her but also his cousins from becoming a hungry tiger's dinner!
Reviews
'The Nanny Goat’s Kid shows Tony Ross and Jeanne Willis at their comic best.. The genius of Ross and Willis is that while their work is juvenile in the best possible way, it also speaks to the adult over the child’s shoulder'- The Telegraph
About The Author
Jeanne Willis has had a successful career working in advertising and as an author, writing over eighty picture books, poetry books, television scripts and novels for children. She has won numerous awards including the Red House Children’s Book Award, the Smarties Prize and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award. Her teenage novel Naked Without a Hat was shortlisted for the 2003 Whitbread Children's Book Award and Dumb Creatures was longlisted for the 2005 Carnegie Medal. Her other novels include the Goffins series, Shamanka and Grandad and John and her picture books include Little Big Mouth, Mummy, Do You Love Me? and Never Too Little to Love. She lives in North London.
Photo credit: Justine Stoddart
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