Interest age: 6+
Reading age: 6+

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book?

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Author: Lauren Child

Publisher: Hachette

Lauren Child uses a classic fairy-tale formula for this ingenious and original tale. Herb is drawn into a book of fairy tales where he visits many magic places and meets several well-known characters. But he constantly gets into trouble and spends most of his time trying to escape from these dangerous situations.

Inter-textual narrative has been used in countless children’s books, but Lauren Child’s quirky, hilarious, collage illustrations are what make this picture book special.

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