Starring Grace

Starring Grace

by Caroline Binch (Illustrator), Mary Hoffman (Author), Mary Hoffman (Author), Caroline Binch (Illustrator)

Synopsis

In this high-spirited storybook, Grace, the heroine of Mary Hoffman's classic picture book, Amazing Grace, joins her friends in a series of dramatic holiday adventures, using her imagination to become just about anything she wants. Grace has made the transition from picture book to fiction book format. In these stories Mary Hoffman tackles the difficult subject of the absent father and Ma's new boyfriend with a great understanding of children's emotional needs.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: New
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 04 Sep 2008

ISBN 10: 1845070860
ISBN 13: 9781845070861
Book Overview: Now reissued to tie in with Encore Grace and Bravo Grace and brand new Princess Grace. Grace is a character who has been hugely popular with children since 1991. Fiction format allows existing fans to grow-up with Grace and opens her up to a wider readership. Covers contemporary issues relevant to young children in modern families. Amazing Grace has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. Full black and white illustrations which bring characters and situations to life in a vivid and spectacular way.

Author Bio
Caroline Binch's illustrations for Hue Boy, written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, won the Smarties Prize. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman. Gregory Cool, which Caroline wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and her Since Dad Left won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998.

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MARY HOFFMAN is the internationally acclaimed author of over 100 books for children, ranging from picture books to teenage fiction. Her first picture book for Frances Lincoln, Amazing Grace, has become a classic which, with its sequels in the series, has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. Mary's other picture books for Frances Lincoln include The Colour of Home with Karin Littlewood and An Angel Just Like Me with Cornelius van Wright, as well as the hugely successful The Great Big Book of Families, The Great Big Book of Feelings, and Welcome to the Family, all with Ros Asquith. Their next title together will be The Great Big Body Book. Mary Hoffman lives in Oxfordshire. For more information about her books visit her website: www.maryhoffman.co.uk