The Strongest Boy in the World

• `This is a beautiful retelling of an old tale, enriched by action-packed illustrations that capture the humour and bring the story and characters to life.'

`A witty story that challenges gender stereotyping.'

`Jessica Souhami's brilliant paper illustrations are bright and bold, and have surprisingly dynamic movement to themEURO| A great addition to the bookshelf, and will widen the cultural horizons of young readers.'

Jessica Souhami has created a competition for the Children's Bookshow in association with the Independent - to be published on the education page in September.

`Jessica Souhami's brilliant paper illustrations are bright and bold, and have surprisingly dynamic movement to them... A great addition to the bookshelf, and will widen the cultural horizons of young readers.'

`A witty story that challenges gender stereotyping.'

• `This is a beautiful retelling of an old tale, enriched by action-packed illustrations that capture the humour and bring the story and characters to life.'

Jessica Souhami studied at the Central School of Art and Design. In 1980 she formed Mme Souhami and Co, a travelling puppet company using colourful shadow puppets with a musical accompaniment and a storyteller. Her illustrations, like her puppets, use brilliant colour and bold shapes and her characters leap and swoop across the spreads. Her books for Frances Lincoln are Sausages!, Foxy!, The Strongest Boy in the World, In the Dark, Dark Wood, Baba Yaga and the Stolen Baby, Leopard's Drum, No Dinner!, Rama and the Demon King, The Famous Adventures of a Bird Brained Hen, The Little, Little House, Mrs McCool and the Giant Cuchulainn, The Sticky Doll Trap, and King Pom and the Fox. Jessica lives in North London.