Jack and Nancy
by Quentin Blake
Jack and Nancy want to have an adventure. They live beside the sea and from their bedroom window they can see the ships sailing off to far-away lands. The local sailors regale them with tales of strange, exotic places, showing them bright birds brought back from hot jungles. The young siblings long to see it all for themselves. Little do they know that a strong wind and an umbrella will make their wish come true! Blown out to sea and dropped onto a tropical deserted island the duo find themselves surrounded by wonder and excitement, but will they ever be able to get home again?
This simple but enchanting tale is brought to life by Quentin Blake’s illustrations, conjouring up magical worlds that wholly engross the reader. Follow Nancy and Jack as they climb trees, swim under the sea and clamber over waterfalls, while each exquisite drawing pulls you in to experience the adventure along with them.
Publisher: Red Fox
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Quentin Blake
Children's Laureate 1999-2001
Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and read English at Cambridge, before attending Chelsea Art College. He has won many major prizes for illustration, including the Kate Greenaway Medal (1980) and the Red House Children's Book Award (1981) for Mister Magnolia. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine. A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature. In the most recent New Year’s Honours list he has been knighted.Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms.
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Reading Age: 5+
Interest level: 4+
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