Bad Apple

(Hardback)

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In this hilarious story about a really bad apple by award-winning author and polar explorer Huw Lewis Jones, a series of simple rhymes is transformed into a sequence of events that will have readers splitting their sides with laughter. As one silly scenario unfolds after the other, a common piece of fruit shows readers what he's really made of by making life miserable for Pear, Pea, Cat, Spud and Spoon, among others. In a very dark twist at the end, he receives his comeuppance...

Reviews

'An ideal picture book for newly independent readers ... this story had my two giggling away' - @bookishwaytoplay
'A lovely addition to any family book collection. Great concept with simple, clean and bright illustrations' - Parenting Without Tears
'It has the feel of a future classic to me like an edgier alternative to the much-loved Oi Frog and Friends books. Recommended!' - @ivyslibrary
'With a message that there are consequences for our actions, the punchy rhyming text, coupled with fun and expressive illustration make this a perfect book for early readers' - @raisingbookworms
'A breezy, light-hearted giggle-fest' - Michael Wagner
'A delight for readers of every age.' - Mick Elliott
'A future classic' - David Litchfield
'A stonkingly funny slice of wordplay, with stylishly silly illustrations...an immediate again book!' - Fred Blunt
'Bravo! [a] great story' - Nick Sharratt
'Hilarious the stark pages with painterly yet graphic illustrations make this rhyming tale a great read aloud lesson learned the funny way' - @thereadingninja

Author Bio

Huw Lewis Jones is a polar-exploring author and historian who lives in Cornwall, U.K. His books include Explorers' Sketchbooks, The Writer's Map and Archipelago, all published by Thames & Hudson. Ben Sanders is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer based in Ballarat, Australia. He is the author and illustrator of I Could Wear That Hat and I've an Uncle Ivan (both Thames & Hudson Australia).