Lucky
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- $ 19.900,00
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- $ 19.900,00
Descripción editorial
We’re having a surprise at dinner tonight… but what could it BE? A joyful slice of family life all about what it really means to be lucky.
When Mum announces that we’re having a surprise at dinner tonight, my brother Leo and I can’t help but wonder…
What could it BE?
Mum says we’ll have to wait and see, but Leo and I have some ideas of our own…
The award-winning creator of the Roald Dahl shortlisted Marchall Armstrong is New to Our School delivers a tasty and touching slice of family life, in a story all about the benefits of brothers, and what it really means to be lucky…
A touching and funny story perfect for reading aloud to boys and girls aged 3+.
Reviews
PRAISE FOR THE FRANK SHOW:
“The story delivers a positive message with subversive wit and charm” – The Irish Times
“A quirky book that bridges the age gap” – Junior Magazine
“Mackintosh’s anarchic illustrations are hilarious but there’s a serious point about how much the older generation has to offer children, including loads of fun.” – The Herald
Praise for MARSHALL ARMSTRONG IS NEW TO OUR SCHOOL:
“Utterly unpredictable from one page to the next, this is a seriously funny book.” The Independent On Sunday
“I think this book is fantastic because I can read it myself and I love the pictures and the way it looks. The story is really, really good and fantastic because it's strange and weird.” Child’s review on the Guardian’s children’s book site.
About the author
David Mackintosh has illustrated several books, but this is the first one with a cat flap for a dog in it. He travels light, always stops to admire fountains and has only ever been late for a plane once in his life, and that was just a domestic flight. He loves looking through old magazines in waiting rooms, but can't abide desiccated coconut (or glace cherries). David grew up in the subtropics and now lives in London.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Mom announces there'll be a surprise at dinner, and the narrator and his brother, Leo, eventually decide it can mean only one thing: their family has won a trip to "Hawaii for two weeks: all expenses paid!" The brothers set the school grapevine buzzing and even inspire the principal to give everyone 10 minutes of free time because "this is the first time in history that anyone from our school has ever won a vacation." Then Mom enthusiastically reveals, as only mothers can, that the big surprise is... takeout pizza. Crushed and embarrassed, the narrator slowly realizes that he's in a pretty lucky family after all a revelation handled with the subtlety and sweetness that's become Mackintosh's signature. As befits a story about magical thinking, Mackintosh (Standing in for Lincoln Green) amplifies his sketchbook-style drawings with a visually extravagant m lange of comic book framings, exaggerated typography that sometimes tips a hat to concrete poetry, and collage (which includes kitschy Hawaiiana to accompany Leo's rhapsodic tribute to island life). It's a story that leaves its readers feeling fortunate as well. Ages 4 8.
