by JamieRix (Author)
Grizzliness is out there. Every child has the makings of mischievousness, and can be lured into committing dastardly deeds. The six stories in each of the Grizzly Tales books show the rise and hard fall of vile and villainous children. In this book, parents and teachers are to blame for the murk and misery of the children's lives. Luckily, there are top tips for dealing with gruesome grown-ups - although no child is clever enough to defeat the Darkness completely ...We are completely reinventing the Grizzly Tales format for today's readers - ingenious concepts to link the separate stories, new format, design and illustrations, but still capturing Jamie Rix's legendary brilliant for creating stories that linger in the mind long after the lights go out at night!
Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
Published: 05 Apr 2007
ISBN 10: 1842555502
ISBN 13: 9781842555507
Children’s book age: 7-9 Years
Book Overview: Where do fans of Horrid Henry turn when they've read all Francesca Simon's books? Jamie Rix's Grizzly Tales is the answer! Ideal for fans of Paul Jennings, Andy Griffiths and Michael Lawrence. Perfect titles for summer reading and all promotions - and with guaranteed boy appeal. Ideal to tempt reluctant readers. Highly accessible short stories linked in a clever and original way. Very collectible titles in the spirit of Lemony Snicket and Spiderwick. The author is brilliantly marketable and will be a star in schools and at conferences. He is very well-connected in media circles. Although we are publishing brand-new stories, the Grizzly Tales brand will be familiar to many readers. 78 episodes (produced by Jamie Rix's production company) have been transmitted on CiTV - a further series of 13 being made for January 2007. A DVD is now available. The series has won many awards internationally, including nominations for Best Animated Series and Best Original Writer at the Children's BAFTAS.