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The Truth Pixie

Hardback

Main Details

Title The Truth Pixie
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Matt Haig
Illustrated by Chris Mould
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:128
Dimensions(mm): Height 174,Width 135
ISBN/Barcode 9781786894328
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Edition Main
Illustrations Black and white illustrations throughout; Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Canongate Books
Imprint Canongate Books
Publication Date 18 October 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From number one bestselling author Matt Haig comes a hilarious and heartwarming story, brilliantly illustrated throughout by Chris Mould Wherever she is, whatever the day, She only has one kind of thing to say. Just as cats go miaow and cows go moo, The Truth Pixie can only say things that are true.

Author Biography

As well as being a number one bestselling writer for adults, Matt Haig has won the Blue Peter Book Award, the Smarties Book Prize and been shortlisted three times for the Carnegie Medal for his stories for children and young adults. Chris Mould went to art school at the age of sixteen. He has won the Nottingham Children's Book Award and been commended by the Sheffield Children's Book Award. He loves his work and likes to write and draw the kind of books that he would have liked to have had on his shelf as a boy. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire.

Reviews

The uplifting tale of a young girl cheered by a cheeky sprite who is unable to lie, The Truth Pixie is short and very sweet * * Guardian * * Reasons to Stay Alive for seven-year-olds * * Huffington Post * * A self-help book for children . . . Warm, inspiring and full of good sense * * Daily Express * * A funny and beautifully illustrated tale with a heartfelt message about life's ups and downs * * Sunday Express * * The perfect package of happiness -- OLIVIA COLMAN A sweet rhyming introduction to how to combat bad moods and depression and learn to love yourself * * The Times * * Just perfect. [A] short, rhyming tale for younger readers * * Evening Times * * A self-help book (of sorts) for children who are struggling . . . The Truth Pixie is a short rhyming story about accepting yourself and understanding the bad things that happen don't define you forever * * Huffington Post * * PRAISE FOR MATT HAIG AND CHRIS MOULD Absolutely brilliant -- CBBC Amazing * * Blue Peter * *