Manfred The Baddie
by John Fardell
Manfred the Baddie is really bad. He and his gang kidnap brilliant inventors and force them to create outrageous machines for fiendish raids, audacious robberies and piracy on the high seas. Manfred is also an unpleasant, bullying boss.
So when Manfred gets a cold and nobody brings him soup, mops his brow or reads to him, it dawns on him that no one actually wants him to get better. When Manfred realises that being a goodie makes him much more popular, he becomes a reformed character, most of the time...
Cartoon-style illustrations complement this funny story of the triumph of good over evil, with a satisfyingly impish final twist.
Publisher: Quercus
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John Fardell
John Fardell was brought up near Bristol, England, where he spent many hours in his dad's workshop, learning to make model planes and boats. He has always enjoyed making up comic strips and drawing inventions.
Since growing up, John has been all sorts of things: potato picker, toilet cleaner, care worker, drama student, film extra, door-to-door salesman, pierrot, barman, and viola player but has mostly earned his living as a freelance cartoonist, illustrator, and occasional designer of puppet theatre shows. His comic strips and cartoons have appeared in a wide variety of UK publications including Viz, the List, the Independent and the Herald.
John Fardell is the author of three children's novels, including The Seven Professors of the Far North, The Flight of the Silver Turtle and The Secret of the Black Moon Moth. Manfred the Baddie is his first picture book. He is married with two boys and lives in Edinburgh.
John Fardell Photo: Quercus Books
