Title: Hooray for Horrible Harriet
Description: In this hilarious sequel to the bestselling, CBC-shortlisted Horrible Harriet, Horrible Harriet finally makes a friend. A picture book which will have children and adults laughing out loud. Gloriously illustrated by the fabulous Leigh Hobbs, creator of Old Tom and Fiona the Pig.Horrible Harriet lived at school. She had a nest, high up in the roof. She was very helpful in class, but the other kids thought she was mean and nasty, cruel and wicked!In this hilarious sequel to Horrible Harriet, Harriet is back, with a new friend - Mr Chicken.The fact that Mr Chicken terrorises the entire school doesn't matter a jot, as Horrible Harriet knows how to handle him and thereby becomes popular at last ... for the afternoon, at least.Gloriously illustrated by the fabulous Leigh Hobbs, creator of Old Tom and Fiona the Pig.Praise for Hooray for Horrible Harriet:'If Roald Dahl hadn't had Quentin Blake to illustrate his books, he'd have loved Leigh Hobbs.' Meg Sorenson, Sydney Morning Herald'In the case of Horrible Harriet, Hobbs can take a bossy, alienating, frightening character and make her completely irresistible.' Frances Atkinson, the AgeThe work of an utterly original artist whose boundless generosity is matched by a thumping talent for talking directly to kids.' Sydney Morning Herald, March 2005there's something universally appealing about all Hobbs' creations It's remarkable how much emotional range he conveys in a few brush strokes.' The Age 12/3/05Hobbs has a delightfully quirky sense of the ridiculous his vibrant illustrations, full of movement and colour, complement this wacky story wonderfully well.' Sunday Tasmanian 6/3/05a wonderful romp of a book' Australian Book Review May 2005Praise for Horrible Harriet included:'From one of today's best living children's book illustrators comes this hilarious and highly original picture book'Ed Zaghini, Booktrusted News (UK)'Funny, energetic and inventive, this is a gloriously scandalous story'Meg Sorensen, Sydney Morning Herald'a wonderfully subversive read' Judges' Report, CBCA
Subjects: Comic and Graphic Books, Fiction, Child and youth fiction