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Sticky Ends

Sticky Ends RRP £9.99
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Synopsis

Have you heard the tale of Felicity Finch who was prone to pinch? Or the one about Vince the Mince, the vegetarian dog who took his sprouts far too seriously...

This hilarious collection offers a grisly mix of gruesome cautionary verses, in which assorted characters meet the stickiest of ends!

  • Hardback
  • Published: 2011
  • Age Range: 7+ years

Reviews

  • The illustrations are great, and there's plenty of gross things going on to delight children . . . A good way to get some disgusterous little boys reading poems! - The Bookbag
  • A hilarious collection of macabre rhymes with echoes of Roald Dahl. A must! - Peters Bookselling Services
  • Perfect for reading aloud, the richly imagined and brilliantly illustrated retribution that befalls such characters will delight all who hear these verses. - LoveReading4Kids, Book of the Month
  • Do your children love rhymes? This collection of 26 verses will sway them. Brilliantly conceived by the multi-talented Jeanne Willis...illustrated by the superb Tony Ross. - Armadillo Magazine
  • These poems are like a modern day Struwwelpeter with a dash of Revolting Rhymes that will have you laughing and groaning at the same time. - Booktrust Book of the Month
  • What a treat . . . will convince even the most reluctant child that maybe they do like poetry! This may even knock such classroom stalwarts as Dahl's Revolving Rhymes off its pedestal and is indeed a worthy successor to Belloc. - Reading Zone
  • Entice (children) away from 'the box' with... Sticky Ends. - Sunday Times, Style Magazine
  • 26 cautionary verses, all ripe for recitation, with suitably gruesome pictures. - Country Life, Best Children's Book for Christmas
  • Required reading - ABC Magazine
  • Will make the whole family laugh out loud. - Daily Express
  • Another perfect collaboration between Willis and Ross, whose ability to make children laugh simply can't be bettered. - Daily Mail
  • A must for the junior library. - The School Librarian
  • This is a collection that is as hilarious and ingenious as it is rude. - Books for Keeps
  • Books containing the magical combination of work by Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross have been mainstays of my teaching collection for decades. - Prue Goodwin

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Author

Jeanne Willis
Jeanne Willis

Jeanne Willis was born in St Albans and trained as an advertising copywriter at Watford College. She worked for various agencies creating press adverts and TV, cinema and radio commercials. She is now a full-time writer. Her hobbies include gardening, reading (non-fiction), natural history and collecting caterpillars. Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including POLLY POCKET and THE SLOW NORRIS, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle. She lives in North London with her husband and two children.

Illustrator

Tony Ross
Tony Ross

Tony Ross was born in London and trained at the Liverpool School of Art. He has worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer, and art director of an advertising agency. He is now considered to be one of the finest children's illustrators in the country.