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Nick Cross said:
I'm with you here - tough love is the only way to go!...
on 2013-05-09 13:09:02 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
on 2013-05-09 13:09:02 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
Candy Gourlay said:
The path to publication is littered with dead and discarded chara...
on 2013-05-09 12:24:01 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
on 2013-05-09 12:24:01 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
Amanda Lillywhite said:
I'm a little bit scared of you now!...
on 2013-05-09 11:44:38 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
on 2013-05-09 11:44:38 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
John D said:
Hi Richard
I really enjoyed this story too. It's one of the b...
on 2013-05-09 09:32:15 In Loyalty to Characters - Richard Collingridge
on 2013-05-09 09:32:15 In Loyalty to Characters - Richard Collingridge
John D said:
Candy,
How can I possibly follow this? I just agree with ever...
on 2013-05-09 09:30:28 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
on 2013-05-09 09:30:28 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
Linda Sargent said:
That's the stuff, Candy - may your blade always be sharp!...
on 2013-05-08 17:24:02 In To My Character, From a Disloyal Author - Candy Gourlay
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This is Morris, star of the most disgusting picture book we have ever published, MORRIS THE MANKIEST MONSTER:
And this is Sarah, the talented illustrator of MORRIS, reading the text aloud at Edinburgh Festival: http://bit.ly/bkzpQu
Written by Giles Andreae, the brilliantly repulsive rhyming text was rejected by five different editors before DFB dared to take it on. Needless to say, children love it! Out now in hardback, and coming later this month in paperback, the surprise ending will definitely make you squirm…
“…must be the most revolting picture book of the year!…This book needs a warning to parents – they’re going to have to read it over and over again – children will absolutely love it.” The Bookseller
“Treading the tightrope between revolting and sweet is hard but Morris does it. What a gem!” Books for Keeps
Check out Sarah’s blog, where there are always lots of lovely things to look at, and find out more about her brand new book for the DFC Library, Vern & Lettuce.
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010
I love this vile little monster! Although I pretend I chose it just for my little ones I must confess to liking it just as much as them. We all enjoy being totally disgusted by him!
Wednesday, September 29th, 2010
Thanks, Hannah! Morris feels right at home here, nestled up against Trash, hehe.
And glad you like the book, Jo! I’ve had so many guys buy it at comics fairs, where they get this naughty gleam in their eyes, then suddenly recall themselves and say, ‘oh yes, my son/daughter would LOVE this’. But I know they have a secret bogey collection, even if it is only a mental one. ;)