One Cool Cat
by
Susannah Corbett
Illustrated by David Roberts
White Cat is one cool customer - far to cool to care about silly superstitions. He doesn't heed the warnings of a black cat who tells him to avoid cracking mirrors, walking underneath a precarious ladder and stepping on the pavements cracks, White Cat is just too cool, and responds to warnings with a succession of boastful retorts!
But, as we all know, pride comes before a fall and eventually White Cat tries one boast too many, with hilariously disastrous consequences.
David Roberts' illustrations are as stylish as ever in this picturebook and his White Cat, with his artful quiff and insouciant manner is a memorable character.
Publisher: Egmont
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David Roberts
David Roberts was born in Liverpool and studied a degree in fashion design at Manchester Metropolitan University. After university he worked as a milliner and began to get work as a fashion illustrator but always felt his true calling was in children's book illustration. After working as a shelf stacker, egg fryer, hair washer, film extra and coffee-maker David finally realised his dream of becoming a children's book illustrator when his first book Frankie Stein's Robot, written by Roy Apps, was published in 1998 and shortlisted for the Mother Goose Award for emerging illustrators.
Since then he has illustrated works by authors such as Philip Ardagh, Daren King, Julia Donaldson, Jacqueline Wilson, Tom Baker and Chris Priestley. He is also the creator of Dirty Bertie - a litle boy with bad habits.
http://www.davidrobertsillustration.com/
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