Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His Search for Soft Trousers

Briggs, Raymond

ISBN 10: 0375816119 / ISBN 13: 9780375816116

Published by Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A., 2002

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Excellent collectible condition. Nice dust jacket. First edition, first printing hard cover. Wonderful illustrations. Weird story. Email us for a picture, we ship fast. Size: Over Sized. Seller Inventory # 004520

Bibliographic Details

Title: Ug: Boy Genius of the Stone Age and His ...

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 2002

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Briggs, Raymond

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: First Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Raymond Briggs’s funniest creation–the Boy Wonder of the Stone Age.
This funny, sad, yet wonderfully life-affirming story is about a misunderstood boy genius who refuses to accept the limitations of the world in which he lives. Young Ug is upwardly mobile, always on the brink of finding a better way, a nicer way of getting through life. He discovers that the fire that comes out of the sky can make dead animal bits taste terrific, but his mother thinks this is a disgusting idea and, she adds, “Terrific? What sort of word is that? Don’t you bring language like that into this cave!” He invents the wheel but doesn’t know quite what to do with it. What he really wants is a pair of soft, warm trousers. But how many millions of years must he wait for them? Ug’s story is told in more than 100 colorful frames with speech balloons much like a graphic novel but for a younger audience. Witty footnotes explain some of the many hilarious anachronisms.

About the Author:

Raymond Briggs is one of the world’s most popular and innovative author-illustrators. His award-winning books include the beloved storybooks The Snowman, The Bear, Father Christmas and, most recently, the critically acclaimed tribute to his parents, Ethel & Ernest.