Foxy Tales 2: The Road to Fame and Fortune: Book 2

Foxy Tales 2: The Road to Fame and Fortune: Book 2

by Caryl Hart (Author), Caryl Hart (Author), Caryl Hart (Author), Alex T. Smith (Illustrator)

Synopsis

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?

This is the second title in 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 has been optioned for TV by Sixteen South. 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.

Alex is the World Book Day Illustrator 2014. Follow him at http://alextsmith.blogspot.co.uk and http://twitter.com/Alex_T_Smith

These crazy characters also star in their very own picture books - Foxy Vs Egg and Catch us if you Can-Can.

Alex's first fiction series, the bestselling Claude was selected for the Richard and Judy Children's Book Club and Waterstone's Children's Book Prize.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Hodder Children's Books
Published: 05 Jun 2014

ISBN 10: 1444909320
ISBN 13: 9781444909326
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview: From two of the hottest new talents around comes a crazy new series bursting with ridiculous scrapes and slapstick humour.

Media Reviews
Foxy Tales: The Road to Fame and Fortune is an amusing story with striking illustrations. The overall book design is very stylish. Great fun. * * * * * Books for Keeps *
Ingenious black and white illustrations provided by Alex T Smith... a lot of fun. * The Independent on Sunday *
Another cracking tale with a hint of slapstick... a laugh on every page. * Manchester Evening News *

Praise for Claude:

'The author is a comparative newcomer to picture books; on this evidence, he should go far.'

The Independent on Sunday

'A handsome creation.'

The Children's Bookseller

'I loved everything about this book.'

* Bookbag *
Author Bio

Caryl 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.