Awards
- Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2015
Overview
Churchill is a pig with a big personality who couldn't be prouder of his perfect tail. Until one day it goes missing. When Churchill the pig loses his precious tail, his friends help him hunt for a new one. But trying new tails is so much fun that soon Churchill has forgotten his friends completely. Can Churchill learn to put friendship first, and solve the mystery of his missing tail? With expressive illustrations from the talented Anca Sandu, this charming story will keep readers laughing as they learn about the importance of valuing friendship.
Full Product Details
Author: Anca Sandu ,
Anca Sandu
Publisher: Peachtree Publishing Company
Imprint: Peachtree Publishing Company
Dimensions:
Width: 26.90cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.476kg
ISBN: 9781561457380
ISBN 10: 1561457388
Publication Date: 01 March 2014
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
[Sandu] has a strong a sense of visual craft, and her compositional, character, and comic skills are equal to those of many veterans... The self-possessed Churchill, rendered as a soft peach biomorph with tiny eyes, is a wonderful creation... Debut author-illustrator Sandu has crafted a fine addition to the piggy picture-book canon. The silly cartoon illustrations of Churchill with his various tails are sure to make toddlers giggle. And the tale's themes of individuality, identity and forgiveness are nicely presented. Hope for much more from Sandu. A gentle pastel palette of digitally created scenes features the lightest touch of texture and shading of Churchill, his animal friends, and their surroundings... in this delightful dose of fantasy. Sandu's debut effortlessly blends whimsy, adventure, a message of forgiveness, and irresistibly cute animals. Delightful details pack each page and will have young readers giggling long after the tale itself (tails themselves?) have lost their novelty.
Sandu's debut effortlessly blends whimsy, adventure, a message of forgiveness, and irresistibly cute animals. Delightful details pack each page and will have young readers giggling long after the tale itself (tails themselves?) have lost their novelty. [Sandu] has a strong a sense of visual craft, and her compositional, character, and comic skills are equal to those of many veterans... The self-possessed Churchill, rendered as a soft peach biomorph with tiny eyes, is a wonderful creation... Debut author-illustrator Sandu has crafted a fine addition to the piggy picture-book canon. The silly cartoon illustrations of Churchill with his various tails are sure to make toddlers giggle. And the tale's themes of individuality, identity and forgiveness are nicely presented. Hope for much more from Sandu. A gentle pastel palette of digitally created scenes features the lightest touch of texture and shading of Churchill, his animal friends, and their surroundings... in this delightful dose of fantasy.
Author Information
Anca Sandu was born in Romania and studied children's illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England. She works as a freelance designer, and Churchill's Tale of Tails was her first picture book. She lives in Oregon. Anca Sandu was born in Romania and studied children's illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, in Cambridge, England. She works as a freelance designer, and Churchill's Tale of Tails was her first picture book. She lives in Oregon.
