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Vincent the Vain (Board book)

by Sam Lloyd (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Board book: 14 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (20 Aug 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747584990
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747584995
  • Product Dimensions: 26.2 x 24 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 81,780 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Product Description

Product Description
'Well, hello and welcome, I'm Vincent, that's me. The most gorgeous gorilla you'll ever see. All of me's fabulous, but the bit I love best ...is my gloriously hairy, furry chest!' When Vincent's celebrated chest hair starts to dwindle and fall out, his verve for life takes an unexpected sky dive, too. But his friends soon find a way to put the cheer back into Vincent's world view and the way he sees himself.

About the Author
Sam Lloyd studied at Brighton University where she gained a BA Hons in Illustration. Now Sam is the author and illustrator of many successful picture books for children. Her picture books include Happy Day, Sad Dog which won the Sainsbury's Baby Book Award in 2003, Mr Pusskins which won the Booktrust Pre-School Award in 2006 and the V & A Illustration Award. Most recently Calm Down Boris published by Templar in 2006 has been chosen by Richard and Judy for their Christmas Picks. As well as writing and illustrating books, Sam also enjoys yoga, swimming, camping and doing outdoorsy things. She has been all over the world, including travels to India and Australia. Sam also does a lot of voluntary work with children, painting murals. Sam lives in Brighton with her partner and a cat.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 18 Mar 2008
By S. Norman "SammiJo" (Norfolk UK) - See all my reviews
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A brilliant book and loved by the children and parents at the pre-school,
cant wait to read more by this author.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilariously funny . vincent the vain, 15 Mar 2009
My 5 year old laughs hysterically at this book. She finds it very amusing and has had me read it numerous times this week. We borrowed it from our local library. Its easy to read, follow and understand, the pictures are good too. A very funny tale which is bound to put a smile on your face.
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4.0 out of 5 stars fun story with a surprise ending, 1 Jan 2009
By mum's the word (Sussex, UK) - See all my reviews
this is a fun, colourful picture book about Vincent the vain gorilla who gradually looses his chest hair and worries about how this will effect his friendships. Each page has a lovely bright illustration and an ever decreasing amount of real fur to tickle.

The rhyme is good but a little clunky in places (not quite Julia Donaldson) and the "message" about friends loving you however you look a bit too contrived, but Vincent is such a great character and the ending such good fun that it really doesn't matter. My 2 & 5 yr old boys certainly didn't care!

recommended.
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Well I just loved the look of this and was delighted that my children loved it too. Such a funny tale, with a great melodic rhyming story, a good message and fab pictures.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best book for kids ever!
this book is excellent, really funny, my 10 month old loves it and so do all the adults. It makes reading books to my daughter a pleasure.
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