Garibaldi's Biscuits - Hardcover

Ralph Steadman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0761455787 ISBN 13: 9780761455783

Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Wearing pizza buckles on their belts and wielding water balloons, Garibaldi and his army defeat the rascally French, and the world-famous Garibaldi's biscuits are born! Ralph Steadman's cast of quirky characters and witty cartoons bring this footnote of history to life.

About this title

About the Author

Ralph Steadman is one of Britain's most highly acclaimed artists, having achieved prominence as an illustrator for adult as well as children's books. He is most famous for his illustrations to Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He contributes to several national newspapers, including his weekly column in The Independent with Will Self, Psychogeography.

Review

"Good humoured and irreverent, and a joy from start to finish." -- BOOKSELLER'S CHOICE The Bookseller "The most gifted and effective existentialist graphic artist of my time." Kurt Vonnegut "Told with a flourish, humorous detail and dashing artwork." Children's Bookseller "A delciously different account of the battlefield...is good humoured and irreverent, and a joy from start to finish." -- Hope, Jake Bookseller "As well as some wonderful artwork, it's highly educational. The origins of the Bourbon biscuit were lost to the world before Steadman revealed that General Garibaldi's granny had baked them as a consolation prize for the defeated French army. And when she ran out of chocolate, she baked some with raisins for the victorious General." Independent

Edition details

• Publisher: Amazon Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0761455787
• ISBN 13: 9780761455783
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32