Overview
In this incredible story about beauty standards, owning your uniquessness, and developing self-esteem, nationally acclaimed comedian and perpetual bestelling author David Sedaris and renowned creator of the Olivia picture boook series Ian Falconer come together to ponder the eternally relevant question: is true beauty really on the inside?
Full Product Details
Author: David Sedaris ,
Ian Falconer
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Imprint: Toon books
Dimensions:
Width: 20.30cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 0.459kg
ISBN: 9781662665271
ISBN 10: 166266527
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 27 February 2024
Recommended Age: From 5 to 7 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A wickedly amusing tale with an unexpected ending. In #prettyugly by @davidsedarisbooks & #ianfalconer we meet Anna Von Ogre, a monstrous girl. Her manners leave a lot to be desired and she was always trying to scare her family. One day she made a face of such beauty, and it stuck! She positively repulsed her neighbours and couldn’t bear the shame, so she left home. Would she ever be able to change her beautifully dreadful face? * @bookgiftblogger * Meet Anna Von Ogre, an ugly and bad behaving creature that turns into a pretty one or is it the opposite? Funny and hilarious story and one to read all over again... let’s appreciate beauty in all its weird and wonderful forms * @the_treasure_outdoors *
"""For every kid out there who HOPED their face would stick when Gramma said ""If you keep making that face, its going to stick like that."" Well, this one's for them."" — Angie Tally, The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC ""David Sedaris fans will love PRETTY UGLY, a story that will spark conversations about true beauty, family and character. Illustrations are perfection. And honestly, who hasn't wanted to lock themselves in a wood shed for three days?!” — Jessica Nock, Main Street Books, Davidson, NC ""As children we have all been warned if we keep making an ugly face, it might just stick that way. Pretty Ugly explores this age old warning while teaching us that beauty comes from the inside and is often in the eye of the beholder.” — Manager, Octavia Books, New Orleans, LA"
Author Information
David Sedaris is the author of Barrel Fever and Holidays on Ice, as well as collections of personal essays such as Naked, Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, and When You Are Engulfed in Flames. Sedaris’s pieces appear regularly in the New Yorker and have twice been included in The Best American Essays. There are more than ten million copies of his books in print, and they have been translated into 25 languages. www.davidsedarisbooks.com Ian Falconer was an author and illustrator of children’s books, a designer of sets and costumes for the theater and creator of 30 covers for the New Yorker as well as other publications. The fine artist and designer was best known for his witty and bestselling picture books about the precocious piglet Olivia, a children’s book series with over 10 million sales worldwide.
