Name: The Worst Book Ever
Price: 42.68 NZD
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Author: Elise Gravel
ISBN: 9781770463639

Type

Physical Book

Author

Elise Gravel

Publisher

Drawn And Quarterly

Year

2019

Language

English

Pages

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781770463639

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Worst Book Ever "

Elise Gravel wants to write a totally drab book; her characters want to let loose. Who’s gonna win?Don’t take the title as a metaphor: it really is the worst book ever. The winner of the Governor General Literary Award and children’s book author and illustrator Elise Gravel takes readers on an unexpected journey through the world’s most boring book in The Worst Book Ever. The characters and omniscient readers alike quickly become annoyed by the author’s bland imagination and rebel against her tired tropes and stale choices, spouting sass in an attempt to get her attention and steer the narrative in a more interesting direction. After all, you don’t even have to buy the book, but the characters? They’re stuck in there for an eternity, and they’re going to do their best to make the most of it, or at least have a little fun when they can.As the charming and bizarre true nature of the characters overpowers the dry attributes given to them by the author, this once blasé story quickly picks up speed, transforming into something much more unique than originally promised. With Gravel’s signature goofy characters behind the wheel, no silly twist or rude body function is off the table.

Elise Gravel

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Elise Gravel es una autora e ilustradora de libros infantiles de Montreal, Quebec, que estudió diseño gráfico. Ha escrito más de 30 libros, tanto en inglés como en francés, los cuales han sido traducido a 12 idiomas. Sus libros suelen enfocarse en temas normalmente considerados ridículos o tabú, y tienen el objetivo de hacer reír al lector. Además de libros, Elise ilustra y escribe material educativo para niños sobre la igualdad de género, la inclusividad, el consentimiento y las emociones.

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