Foxy and Egg

Author(s): Alex T. Smith

Picture Books

Egg rolls up to the house of the wicked Foxy DuBois. Foxy is always very kind to strangers and invites Egg in, but she's got a glint in her eye, and has devilish plans. The clues are there: recipe books, and pictures of fried eggs adorning her walls. Be careful, Egg! 'If you're not in fits of giggles by the back endpaper, there's something wrong with you!' The Bookbag These crazy characters also star in their own fiction series- Foxy Tales. Alex T Smith is the World Book Day illustrator for 2014 and also the author of the internationally bestselling fiction series Claude, which was shortlisted for the Waterstone's prize and was part of the Richard and Judy Book Club. Follow Alex at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and https://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith

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From the creator of the bestselling Claude and the official World Book Day illustrator 2014, comes a delightfully silly tale of a fox that wants to eat an egg.

Will entertain adults and children alike... made me laugh out loud. -- Bookseller If you're not in fits of giggles by the back endpaper, there's something wrong with you! -- Bookbag All children will love the crisp images and extra detail on each page. -- Nursery Education Plus Expertly orchestrated by Alex Smith. -- Books For Keeps Not only beatifully illustrated, it is also hugely entertaining. -- School Librarian Subtleties raise this book into a class of its own and I would thoroughly recommend it. -- School Librarian A fantastically entertaining story which will be a hit at storytime. -- Library Mice darkly funny -- The Big Issue Scotland

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.

General Fields

  • : 9781444920925
  • : Hachette Children's Books
  • : Hodder Children's Books
  • : 0.216
  • : 01 August 2014
  • : 265mm X 260mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 October 2014
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Alex T. Smith
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 823.92
  • : 32
  • : chiefly illustrations (colour)