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Charles Fuge

Charles Fuge made his picture book debut with Bushvark's First Day Out, which won both the Macmillan Prize and the Mother Goose Award. Since then he has illustrated more than thirty picture books, including Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball, which was highly commended by the judges of the 2001 Kate Greenaway Medal. He lives in Dorset.

Featured Books, with extracts illustrated by Charles Fuge

Gilbert the Great (Board Book)
Jane Clarke
A Lovereading4kids 'Great Read' you may have missed 2011 selection. Award-winning illustrator Charles Fuge’s Gilbert is a charming picture book character – despite being a great white shark! The story of his touching friendship with Raymond the Remora is delightfully retold...
Featured in: Baby and Toddler
Format: Board book - Released: 09/06/2011
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Gilbert the Hero
Jane Clarke
Can Gilbert the Great White Shark save his little brother from the deadly jaws of the enormous predator? How an older brother takes charge of a younger in the dangerous location of the sea bed makes a delightful variation on...
Featured in: 3+ readers
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010
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Books illustrated by Charles Fuge

Charles Fuge's Astonishing Animal ABC
Charles Fuge
Features such creatures as an Arty Aardvark, a Dancing Dodo, an Outraged Owl and a Sleepy Sloth. This title lets you marvel at their extraordinary antics - and try to guess which fantastic creature is zig-zag-zooming its way to Z...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/03/2012

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Weithiau, Rwy'n Hoff O Gyrlio'n Belen/sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball
Vicki Churchill

Format: Paperback - Released: 18/01/2012

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Bedtime Hullabaloo
David Conway
A perfect bedtime story, illustrated by Charles Fuge, one of the leading lights in children's publishing.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/05/2011

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Gilbert the Hero
Jane Clarke
Gilbert is back and this time there's double trouble as he introduces his new brother, Finn, and comes face to face with a hungry orca.
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/08/2010

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Watch Out, Little Wombat!
Charles Fuge
Little Wombat just loves to explore, and today he's decided he wants to search for the elusive Bunyip. His friends Rabbit and Koala don't believe there's any such thing - so Wombat sets off to the creek on his own...
Format: Paperback - Released: 00/09/2009

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What Can a Baby Do?
Sarah Churchill
Ollie the baby could do so many wonderful things - he could climb a mountain, bake a cake, grow a flower or charm a snake - if only he wasn't still a little baby.
Format: Paperback - Released: 30/06/2009

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The Terrible Greedy Fossifoo
Charles Fuge
Beware of the terrible greedy Fossifoo. He loves to STOMP, he loves to CRASH and he loves to GOBBLE UP eveything he sees.
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/04/2009

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This is the Way
Charles Fuge
This is the way the elephant walks, Boom! Bang! Crash! And this is the way the orang-utan swings, Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! So what way do other animals creep, leap and scurry? One imaginative little boy knows exactly how.
Format: Paperback - Released: 18/09/2008

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Whale Gets Stuck
Karen Hayles
When Whale gets stuck on an ice floe, his friends just can't get him off again? Will poor Whale be stuck forever?
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/05/2008

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Where to, Little Wombat?
Charles Fuge
Little Wombat loves to explore, and today he's decided he wants a change of scenery! So he sets out to see what kind of homes his other friends live in. But none of them seem to be quite right for...
Format: Paperback - Released: 01/09/2007

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Gilbert in Deep
Jane Clarke
Gilbert is in deep - deep trouble, that is!
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/08/2007

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Found You, Little Wombat!
Angela McAllister
Little Wombat is playing hide and seek with Rabbit and Koala and now it's his turn to seek! He decides to count 10 yellow flowers before going to find his friends. But he just can't seem to find any to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 25/05/2007

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Yes We Can!
Sam McBratney
Little Roo, Quacker Duck and Country Mouse are playing happily together when Little Roo challenges Quacker Duck to jump over a big, big log. Of course he can't and Country Mouse laughs at him. Each friend ends up challenging another...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2007

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Trumpet The Little Elephant with a Big Temper
Jane Clarke
Toddlers aren't the only ones who throw temper tantrums!
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/10/2006

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Swim, Little Wombat, Swim
Charles Fuge

Format: Paperback - Released: 07/08/2006

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It's Lovely When You Smile
Sam McBratney
When Little Roo wakes up, he just feels grumpy. He doesn't want to play and he doesn't know why. His mother tries to cheer him up by playing in the leaves, hiding in their favourite hidey hole and tickling him...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/08/2006

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Gilbert the Great
Jane Clarke
A story of a little Great White Shark and how he comes to terms with the loss of his remora, Raymond.
Format: Paperback - Released: 06/03/2006

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Run! Run! It's Scary Poo!
Susan Gates
Panther poo means scary poo to shrews. If they smell scary panther poo, they have to run like mad because panthers love to snack on shrews. Unfortunately, Tiny Shrew can't smell anything much, he can't even tell the difference between...
Format: Paperback - Released: 07/04/2005

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Yip Snap Yap
Charles Fuge

Format: Paperback - Released: 04/12/2004

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Wonderwise : Hiding
Karen Wallace
Prize-winning non-fiction picture books with lively narrative text
Format: Paperback - Released: 12/08/2004

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Found You, Little Wombat!
Angela McAllister, Charles Fuge
Little Wombat is playing hide and seek with Rabbit and Koala. He hasn't found it very easy to hide so far, but now it's his turn to seek! Little Wombat decides to count ten yellow flowers before he goes to...
Format: Paperback - Released: 19/07/2004

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Blot and Og's Monster Party
Charles Fuge, Tasha Pym
Blot and Og are sending out invitations for the biggest ever birthday party in the history of Blogsville. They spend a while imaginging what sort of guests they might have at this party. But they are unprepared for the arrival...
Format: Paperback - Released: 05/07/2004

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My Dad!
Charles Fuge
Little Bear is showing his friends just how scary his dad is. He's as strong as an elephant, has the sharpest of teeth and the longest of claws... But are his friends impressed, or simply terrified? And whose shadow is...
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/05/2004

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I Know a Rhino
Charles Fuge

Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2003

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Sometimes I Curl Up in a Ball
Vicki Churchill
Life is a lot of fun for Wombat. There are lots of things he likes to do: shouting at the top of his voice, stepping in circles until he falls over, pulling funny faces and getting in a mess. But...
Format: Paperback - Released: 10/02/2001

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