Willy the chimp is lonely, until he bumps into a gorilla called Hugh Jape. Soon a touching friendship grows between the two. Willy can read to Hugh, and Hugh can save little Willy from the attentions of Buster Nose.
Willy the chimp is lonely, until he bumps into a gorilla called Hugh Jape. Soon a touching friendship grows between the two. Willy can read to Hugh, a...
No one renders primates with more faithful detail or surrealhumanity than Browne. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Once there was a very special gorilla who had almost everything he needed. There was only one thing he didn t have: a friend. With no other gorillas at the zoo, the keepers try something new. Will the gigantic ape strike a bond with another sort of creature, one as tiny and innocent as a kitten? Sparked by the story of a real gorilla who learned to sign, Little Beauty is a celebration of a most surprising friendship."
No one renders primates with more faithful detail or surrealhumanity than Browne. Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Once there was a very sp...
Eine elegante Mutter mit ihrem ängstlichen Sohn, ein leicht resignierter arbeitsloser Vater und seine Tochter mit dem sprechenden Namen Sonnenschein gehen im Park spazieren. Die Erwachsenen sitzen wortlos auf derselben Bank, die Kinder spielen miteinander. Dann gehen alle nach Hause.§Aus diesem Alltagsstoff komponiert Anthony Browne sein faszinierendes Bilderbuch. Die gleiche Szene wird von vier verschiedenen Personen erzählt. Aus identischen Vorgängen werden völlig unterschiedliche Geschichten. In den Bildern spiegelt sich die Gefühlswelt der jeweiligen Stimme wieder. Und auch unser...
Eine elegante Mutter mit ihrem ängstlichen Sohn, ein leicht resignierter arbeitsloser Vater und seine Tochter mit dem sprechenden Namen Sonnenschein ...
Anthony Browne's incomparable artwork illuminates the deeply satisfying story of a lonely girl, a friendly gorilla, and their enchanted night out. Hannah spends all of her time reading gorilla books, watching gorilla TV shows, and drawing gorilla pictures. She has gorillas on her bedside lamp and even on her box of cereal. Hannah loves gorillas and longs to see a real one, but her father is always too busy - or too tired - to take her to the zoo. Then, on the night before her birthday, something extraordinary happens - and Hannah's wish comes gloriously true.
Anthony Browne's incomparable artwork illuminates the deeply satisfying story of a lonely girl, a friendly gorilla, and their enchanted night out.<...