Ronnie and the Giant Millipede (Sprinters)

Ronnie and the Giant Millipede (Sprinters)

by David Parkins (Illustrator), JennyNimmo (Author)

Synopsis

Ronnie Stiltskin is given a new pair of boots for his seventh birthday - and from that moment he can't stop stamping on everything, making a terrible noise and upsetting everyone. His mother reminds him what happened to his ancestor, Rumplestiltskin, who stamped his way right through the floor. But Ronnie won't listen: he just carries on putting his foot down, squashing and smashing. Then one night, he goes too far...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 59
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
Published: 05 Nov 2001

ISBN 10: 0744582989
ISBN 13: 9780744582987
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview: Jenny Nimmo won the 1986 and 1997 Smarties Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal. David Perkins has been shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award, the 1995 Smarties Book Prize and was commended for the National Art Library Awards for Illustration.

Media Reviews
Ronnie is a totally believable character... as well as being extremely well written, the book is attractively presented with... lots of humorous line drawings, speech bubbles and short chapters. An excellent first novel for eight-year-olds to read themselves. The School Librarian. A humorous moral tale attractive to beginner readers. The Good Book Guide
Author Bio
Jenny Nimmo worked at the BBC for a number of years, ending with a spell as director/adaptor for Jackanory. Her many books for children include The Stone Mouse (shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and broadcast on BBC TV), The Owl-tree (Winner of the 1997 Smarties Book Prize), Toby in the Dark and Dog Star. Her well-known trilogy, comprising The Snow Spider (Winner of the 1986 Smarties Book Prize), Emlyn's Moon and The Chestnut Soldier has been made into a television series. Jenny Nimmo lives in a converted water mill in Wales with her artist husband and three children. David Parkins has illustrated a number of children's books, including six Sophie stories by Dick King-Smith and the picture books No Problem; Tick Tock; Prowlpuss (shortlisted for the 1994 Kurt Maschler Award, the 1995 Smarties Book Prize, and Commended for the National Art Library Awards for Illustration), Aunt Nancy and Old Man Trouble, Aunt Nancy and Cousin Lazybones and Webster J. Duck. The illustrator also of The Dandy's Desperate Dan comic strip and an accomplished tenor, he is married with two children and lives in Lincolnshire.