Apple Grumble

Description

The second title in the laugh-out-loud series of picture books starring Bad Apple, a truly terrible piece of fruit. Bad Apple is back and grumpier than ever after his run-in with Snake, who graciously spat him out with just a warning. Granny Smith and her posse of golden apples step in to teach him a lesson. But Bad Apple stoops to a new low and seals them up in a delicious apple crumble... In the second instalment of Huw Lewis Jones's hilarious new series of picture books, a truly terrible piece of fruit is once more wreaking havoc far beyond the rim of the fruit bowl. Bad Apple's behaviour is so outrageous, even his own Granny Smith gangs up on him. Illustrated in a deadpan, painterly style by Ben Sanders, Apple Grumble will entertain the entire family.

Huw Lewis Jones is a polar-exploring author and historian who lives in Cornwall, UK. His books include Explorers' Sketchbooks, The Writer's Map and Archipelago (all Thames & Hudson). Ben Sanders is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer based in Ballarat, Australia. He is the author and illustrator of I've an Uncle Ivan and I Could Wear That Hat! (both Thames & Hudson Australia).

[The] artwork is immediately charming... Jones and Sanders relish this apple's bad behavior... Delicious.-- "School Library Journal" Lewis-Jones' sparingly narrated text has a certain appeal for those who appreciate dark wit. Sanders' minimalist illustrations are playful and expressive... Amusingly irreverent.-- "Kirkus Reviews"