Name: The Surprise
SKU: 54485137
Price: 716.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Smith, Zadie ; Laird, Nick ; Fox, Magenta
ISBN: 9780593525975

Type

Physical Book

Author

Zadie Smith

Nick Laird

Illustrated by

Magenta Fox

Publisher

Viking Books for Young Readers

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

28.2x21.3x1.8 cm

Weight

0.41 kg.

ISBN13

9780593525975

Synopsis "The Surprise "

This back-to-school season, individuality is in! Nothing makes a splash like being uniquely yourself--and celebrating what makes you different.From acclaimed authors Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, with art from exciting newcomer Magenta Fox, comes a powerful picture book debut![A] delightful tale for little oddballs everywhere.--Entertainment Weekly Meet Maud: a guinea pig who inexplicably wears a judo suit--and not everyone understands or approves. When Maud is thrown into a new and confusing situation, it takes brave decisions and serendipitous encounters for her to find her place and embrace her individuality. The Surprise is an endearing story about the quiet power of being different by New York Times bestselling author Zadie Smith and award-winning writer Nick Laird, and introduces an exciting debut illustrator, Magenta Fox. Together they have created a picture book that adults and children alike will treasure.

Zadie Smith

(Author)

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Zadie Smith (United Kingdom, 1975) is a British novelist and essayist born in London, daughter of a Jamaican mother and an English father. Her first novel, White Teeth (2000), catapulted her to international recognition and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, among other awards. Other notable works include On Beauty (a finalist for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction), NW, and Swing Time. Smith is a member of the Royal Society of Literature and a professor of creative writing at New York University.

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