- Hardcover: 40 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; 1st edition (2 Oct 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747579229
- ISBN-13: 978-0747579229
- Product Dimensions: 30.5 x 24.1 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 389,944 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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`An evocative fairy-tale with jewel-like pictures and lyrical words'
--TBK magazine
--TBK magazine
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This is a fantastic and magical tale about what happens when, one night, a wicked witch steals the happy endings to bedtime stories. It is up to Jub, the keeper of the happy endings, to save the day and ensure sweet dreams everywhere in this lyrical story about storytelling. In the tradition of classic fairy tales for children, Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Ray have created a truly compelling, surprising and beautiful story for children of all ages.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
What are some of these people on?,
This review is from: The Lost Happy Endings (Paperback)
I'm a school librarian, with a deep interest in P4C (Philosophy for Children) and was looking for books to add to the stimuli bank. This seemed a likely candidate, but I was a little wary due to some of the reviews. However, I thought I'd chance it for a little over £[..].
Books such as these are designed to make the reader (including young children) think. (Why IS that bit written in a different font, for example?) No doubt the people who have such negative thoughts about this are the same sort who won't read "Not Now, Bernard" because it "is about a little boy who is eaten by a monster". If the parents can't or won't think, what chance do the children have?
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stunning!,
By jen, (london) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lost Happy Endings (Hardcover)
A dark and powerful picture book for older children, Jane Ray's illustrations perfectly complement Carol Ann Duffy's beautiful prose. Duffy brings a fantastic lyricism to the language that is all too often lacking in children's books. The witch has "fierce red eyes like poisonous berries" and her touch "nipped like pepper". Children's literature is much richer for this partnership - more please!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lost Happy Endings,
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This review is from: The Lost Happy Endings (Hardcover)
We have used this book with more than 50 schools, the language is rich, the illustrations are inspiring and when you read to the point when she finds a golden pen the children cannot help but want to write. The beautiful descriptions help children to become lost in the world and their imagination takes them into the woods where Jub lives. They love to explore her home and how she lives. Children from age 5-11 have loved to listen to us telling the story and have become spell-bound.
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