Baby's First Jailbreak

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Baby's First Jailbreak
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jim Whalley
Illustrated by Stephen Collins
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 274,Width 245
ISBN/Barcode 9781408891810
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
Children / Juvenile

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Publication Date 11 July 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Queues at Baby Frank's famous zoo are dwindling and there's only one person responsible . . . Meet Baby Bruce. He's greedy, fame-hungry and he's opened up a rival zoo nearby. The problem is, all the animals at Baby Bruce's zoo are unhappy. What's Baby Frank to do? Face his nemesis and stage an epic baby jail break, of course. Hold on, this is going to be one great escape! The dangerously good follow-up to Baby's First Bank Heist from a major new and exciting partnership - Stephen Collins is cartoonist of The Guardian Weekend magazine and Jim Whalley is a fresh writing talent.

Author Biography

Jim Whalley went to UEA with the intention of writing daft stories but got sidetracked into student journalism and academia. He ended up with PhD in Film Studies and got back to writing stories in his spare time. He eventually quit academia because the stories were more fun, a move he justified by also renovating a house. He now lives in that house in Yorkshire with his wife and two children, Fletch and Charlie. Stephen Collins is an illustrator and cartoonist who lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and two children, Frank and George. His work has appeared in many publications worldwide, and he has a weekly comic in Guardian Weekend magazine. In 2013 Jonathan Cape published his debut graphic novel The Gigantic Beard That Was Evil, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Book Of The Year award and an Eisner Award. His collection of strips Some Comics was published by Jonathan Cape in October 2014. He is currently working on his second graphic novel, which will be published by Jonathan Cape in 2018.

Reviews

A hilarious follow up full of mischief and animals, definitely not one to be missed * Gardners Indie Catalogue * Another rollicking rhyming adventure... Can Frank and the animals convince the visitors that they belong right where they are? The answer is both yes and no, though what happens finally, you'll have to discover by getting your flippers, trunks or other appropriate appendages on a copy of this corker of a read aloud. That way you can also relish Stephen Collins' superbly droll illustrations each of which is packed with wonderful chuckleworthy details * Red Reading Hub *