The Zebra's Great Escape

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_______________ A TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK **'The year's most magnificent adventure' - Guardian** **'Fizzing with anarchic energy' - Daily Mail** **'An intoxicating adventure' - Observer** **'Utterly engaging' - Sunday Times** _______________ Mink doesnt believe in rules. She loves running wild and free. So, when a zebra appears in the square where she lives and she finds out that his parents have been captured by the evil Mr Spit, she knows that its up to her to help. So begins a grand adventure to rescue a whole menagerie of animals an adventure that will take all of Minks courage and determination. Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a timeless picture book about bravery, friendship and the importance of taking action. With stunning illustrations by award-winning illustrator Sara Ogilvie, illustrator of The Detective Dog, this modern classic from bestselling children's author Katherine Rundell is an unmissable treat.

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Joyously anarchic in both word and illustration, sizzling with imagination and colour * Guardian *
An intoxicating adventure * Observer Picture Books of the Month *
Fizzing with anarchic energy, this beautifully illustrated escapade is a romp from start to finish * Daily Mail *
Rundell and Ogilvie have more than earned their stripes as a duo with this pacy zebra caper * The Times *
A delightful modern-day classic with a strong-willed and determined young girl whose passion for fighting for what is right is something all readers can aspire to * Books for Keeps *
Rundell has identified a need in the childrens books market: longer, wordier picture books for five to seven-year-olds that have the large pages and beautiful pictures of titles for younger children but with more challenging language, a meatier story and some very fruity baddies * Times Children's Book of the Week *
Utterly engaging * Sunday Times *
The year's most magnificent adventure * Guardian - Best Children's Books of the Year *
A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and wild imagination * Philip Pullman *
One of our most talented writers for children * Observer *
Rundells playful style is paired with the bright, bustling drawings of Ogilvie to tell an intoxicating adventure. * The Guardian *

Author Bio

Katherine Rundell is a bestselling author whose novels for children include Rooftoppers, The Wolf Wilder, The Explorer and The Good Thieves. She has won the Costa Childrens Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize, amongst many others. She was a 2021 World Book Day author and has also published two picture books for children and three non-fiction books for adults, including Super-Infinite: The Transformations of John Donne, winner of the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize, and The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure, shortlisted for the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. Her books have sold millions of copies worldwide. Katherine spent her childhood in Africa and Europe before taking her degree at the University of Oxford and becoming a Fellow of All Souls College. As well as writing, she studies Renaissance literature and occasionally goes climbing on the rooftops late at night. Sara Ogilvie is an award-winning illustrator and printmaker, who has illustrated many bestselling and much-loved children's books, including The Detective Dog and The Hospital Dog by Julia Donaldson, and Dogs Don't Do Ballet by Anna Kemp. Born and bred in Edinburgh, she now lives with her family in Newcastle upon Tyne.