Emily Brown and the Thing [Hardcover]

Cressida Cowell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 18, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1846166934 | ISBN-13: 978-1846166938

Our feisty eponymous heroine is back with her trusty companion, Stanley, in this warm-hearted and witty take on a classic theme: being scared of the dark. When Emily and Stanley find a Thing crying outside their window, they embark on a series of adventures to find everything he needs for a good night's sleep ...but nothing seems to work. What is really troubling the Thing, and why can't he get to sleep? Parents and children the world over will recognise all the bizarre excuses a child can make to keep the light on and a parent in the room at bedtime, and this story shows how important it is to talk to children, and find out what is really going on in the complex depths of a child's imagination.

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Gold Winner -- Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006

About the Author

Cressida Cowell grew up mostly in Central London. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. She lives in Hammersmith, London with her husband, three children and a hamster Mini. Neal Layton was born in Chichester, West Sussex. He has illustrated more than 40 books to date, working with award winning authors such as Michael Rosen and Roger McGough. 'Oscar and Arabella' which he both wrote and illustrated won him the Smarties prize in 2002. He now lives in Southsea, Portsmouth with his wife who is also an artist.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Orchard (October 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846166934
• ISBN-13: 978-1846166938
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,028,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cressida Cowell grew up mostly in Central London. She has a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin's and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. Cressida loves illustrating her own work, but also loves writing books for other people to illustrate as the end result can be so unexpected and inspiring. Cressida has written and illustrated eight books in the popular Hiccup series. The unique blend of child centred humour and sublime prose made Hiccup an instant hit. How to Train Your Dragon has reached over 100,000 sales and is now published in over 30 languages. A Dreamworks feature film is due to be released in 2010. Also the author of picture books, Cressida has won the Nestle Children's Book Prize 2006 and has been shortlisted for many others. Cressida lives in Hammersmith with her husband, three children and two cats.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as great as the other two Emily Brown books, September 12, 2011

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This review is from: Emily Brown and the Thing (Paperback)

I wanted to love this book as much as That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown and Emily Brown and the Elephant Emergency but I just didn't. It was okay. I was hoping for more.