Foxy Tales: The Cunning Plan: Book 1
By (Author) Alex T. Smith
By (author) Caryl Hart
Hachette Children's Group
Hodder Children's Books
11th March 2014
6th March 2014
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
823.92
Paperback
176
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 16mm
160g
Foxy DuBois is on a mission to get rich quick. Only one thing stands in her way - Alphonso the Alligator! Can Foxy's hair-brained schemes make enough money to keep Alphonso fed Or will Foxy DuBois find herself on the menu
An hilarious new series for young readers from an award-winning author-illustrator team. Alex's first fiction series - Claude - was selected for the Richard and Judy Children's Book Club and the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize, and he is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Caryl has been shortlisted for the Red House Award and won many awards, including the Stockport Award.Wildly illustrated on every page by Alex T Smith. Early reading... made highly enjoyable. - Independent on Sunday
The illustrations are wonderful... full of comic touches and lots of detail... great fun. - BookbagPlayful... anarchic... wicked sense of humour... great fun. - Teach PrimaryAlex's fantastic illustrations bring this great caper to life, a brilliant new series for newly confident readers. - The GuardianA really rollickingly good start to a new book series that's absolutely bound to become a huge hit. Foxy and Alphonse, destined for greatness! - readitdaddyPacked full of wacky situations, slapstick humour, outrageous plans and ludicrous behaviour from baddies you love to hate, The Cunning Plan will keep young readers entertained till the very last page - librarymiceThe author is a comparative newcomer to picture books; on this evidence, he should go far. - The Independent on SundayChaos prevails in this very funny story... perfect for those beginning to gain confidence in their reading. - Primary TimesCaryl Hart is an award-winning and bestselling children's author based in Derbyshire. She writes picture books and young fiction and loves walking her dog, sitting in cafes and snuggling. Caryl runs creative literacy workshops for schools and libraries.
Alex graduated from Coventry University with a degree in Illustration and won second place in the Macmillan Prize for Children's Illustration. Alex's first picture book won the Coventry Inspiration Award, and was longlisted for the Greenaway Medal in 2009. Alex was also shortlisted for The Best Emerging Illustrator Award by Booktrust in 2008. He is currently shortlisted for the Association of Illustrators Award and is the World Book Day illustrator for 2014.