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Anancy and Mr Dry Bone
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About the Author:
Fiona French studied Art Education at Croydon College of Art and went on to work as Bridget Riley's assistant. In 1986 she won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Snow White in New York. In 1992 her first book for Frances Lincoln, Anancy and Mr Dry-Bone was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and chosen as a Children's Book of the Year. Pepi and the Secret Names (written by Jill Paton Walsh), was one of Child Education's Best Story Books of 1994 and shortlisted for the 1995 Children's Book Award. She is renowned for her distinctively sharp and colourful illustrations. Her other books for Frances Lincoln are Paradise, Bethlehem and Canticle of the Sun; The Smallest Samurai, Glass Garden, Jamil's Clever Cat, Lord of the Animals and Pepi and the Secret Names.
From Kirkus Reviews:
A Greenaway medalist noted for offbeat stories as well as exciting graphics borrows from African and Caribbean folklore to spin her own tale. Mr. Dry-Bone, turned out fine in top hat and checked trousers, has a flat, white face--not scary but clearly a skull. Black Anancy's warmly rounded face hints of mischief; he's sleek in his close-fitting jeans. Both want to marry Miss Louise, but she'll have only the one who makes her laugh. Mr. Dry-Bone, a conjurer, becomes one beast after another to no avail. Anancy's animal friends loan him their clothes but only their second best, resulting in ``the weirdest get-up''--and laughter that wins him his bride. The pointed subtext here is mellowed in an amiable conclusion (even Mr. Dry-Bone laughs); meanwhile, French plays the vibrant black-and-white patterns in her fabrics and architecture against gently glowing sunsets and judicious touches of intense color to stunning visual effect. A thoughtful, entertaining story in a unique, richly imaginative visual setting. (Picture book. 4-10) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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- PublisherFrances Lincoln Childrens Books
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0711206724
- ISBN 13 9780711206724
- BindingHardcover
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