The Lazy Friend
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The Lazy Friend
By (Author) Ronan Badel
Illustrated by Ronan Badel
Gecko Press
Gecko Press
1st June 2014
New Zealand
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Description
The sloth lives in the jungle with some excellent friends who care about him very much. When the sloths tree is cut down and he is taken away on a truck, his friends must do everything they can to get him home safely. He leads them on an enormous adventure, even if he is asleep the whole time...
Reviews
"Leaves children free to extrapolate the plot and understand the characters and their motivations unimpeded by literacy level a good choice for reluctant readers or those simply looking for a change to mainstream picture book formats a great gift for an adult snake or sloth in your life" -- The Bookbag (UK)
"A great adventure ... This delightful book will be an enduring favourite." -- Page and Blackmore (NZ)
"There is atmosphere and action, change of pace and humour The advantages of well-crafted wordless books sing loudly here as The Lazy Friend provides an excellent opportunity of interpretation, imagination and discussion." -- Magpies (AU)
Author Bio
Ronan Badel was born in 1972 in Britanny, France. He studied art in Strasbourg, taught illustration at an art school in Paris, and now lives in Britanny where he works fulltime as a childrens books author and illustrator.
