Wild

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You cannot tame something so happily wild...

Emily Hughes was born in Hawaii, USA but lives and works in the United Kingdom. She is inspired by Chinese cinema and illustrators such as Blair Lent and Gyo Fujikawa. Her work has been exhibited across the capital and her book Nana Shaped Like a Banana came second in the 2012 Macmillan Prize for Children's Picture Books. Her first picture has been highly successful in bookshops and libraries across the US and UK.

Brilliant, bold and beautifully unique. * Metro * A refreshingly honest story. * Readingwithlaylaowl on Instagram * So unique, not just in the whimsical beautiful illustrations but in the story itself. -- Thepicturebookhunt on Instagram Emily Hughes' scratchily dynamic pictures are bright, brash and buzzing with energy, just like her protagonist. -- @_heliotropism on Instagram The story is funny and relatable, a sparse text conveying a big message. * Father Reading Every Day * Full of vivid colours and beautiful illustrations, the parents will be as enchanted as the kids. * Oscars Book Prize * Simple, beautiful and powerful. * @Alex_T_Smith on Twitter *