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My life in 8 words: "I can't! That's two...but this makes eight."
Emily Gravett's Books
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The Odd EggAll the birds have laid eggs, except for Duck. So when Duck finds a beautiful egg of his own he's delighted. But what will hatch from this odd egg?Read More
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Little Mouse's Big Book of FearsLittle Mouse is afraid of everything. Join her as she faces her fear and discovers that often even the biggest people are afraid of some things.Read More
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Monkey and MeMonkey and me,Monkey and me,Monkey and me,We went to see... A little girl and her toy monkey love imitating different animals, everything from jumping...Read More
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Meerkat MailSunny Meerkat lives in the Kalahari desert with his family. Under the hot sun, Sunny and his brothers and sisters work together, play together, eat...Read More
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Orange Pear Apple BearIn only five words -- four of which are in the title -- Kate Greenaway Medalist Emily Gravett presents a delightful picture book that is "simple and...Read More
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Emily Gravett Revealed
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Why stay between the lines?
Q. If you could meet any historical character, who would it be and what would you say to him or her?
A. Who are you (I'm very bad at recognising people), and am I dreaming?
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. I'd love to be able to sing, but it's never going to happen.
Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be?
A. That would be really really boring! But I do love baked beans on toast, with cheese on the top.
Q. What’s your greatest fear?
A. I have a lot of fears, and my greatest one is far far too scary for me to write about. It involves...nope, Sorry!
Learn more about Emily Gravett
Authors on the Web
Enfield and Haringey Independent, February 4, 2010
...email us A RAGS-to-riches children's illustrator is visiting Enfield to sign her books and chat to fans. Emily Gravett's hungry wolves, terrified mice and inquisitive meerkats have won her several prestigious awards and helped establish her as one of the...
Times Online, January 1, 2010
...Burningham and Helen Oxenbury deliver Theres Going To Be a Baby (October); and Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo) and Emily Gravett (Monkey and Me) collaborate on Cave Baby (October). There are also new picture books from Shirley Hughes and Anthony Browne,...
Guardian.co.uk, December 18, 2009
...currently Scheffler is working on Zog , a dragon story, there's her first book with the award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett, and she is thinking about who might illustrate a sequel she has written to Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat": "At...
Guardian.co.uk, December 18, 2009
...currently Scheffler is working on Zog , a dragon story, there's her first book with the award-winning illustrator Emily Gravett, and she is thinking about who might illustrate a sequel she has written to Edward Lear's "The Owl and the Pussycat": "At...
Guardian.co.uk, December 18, 2009
...before concentrating on about 20 artists since 1945, including newer talents such as Mini Grey, Polly Dunbar and Emily Gravett. The entries are full of small, suggestive details, mentioned in passing, that spark thoughts about how the imagination works....
Manila Bulletin, November 20, 2009
...acrylics, the story of how the Apollo 11 mission unfolded. 3. THE ODD EGG, written and illustrated by Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster). A duck discovers a huge speckled egg — with a baby alligator inside. 4. A PENGUIN STORY, written and illustrated by...
Chicago Tribune, November 12, 2009
...Emily Gravett - Printers Row 11/12/2009 Review: '' by Emily Gravett Even a 5-year-old has probably become conversant with frog-kissing plots. Though the jacket copy starts with a very modern advert —...
New York Times, November 7, 2009
...The British author Emily Gravett specializes in distinctively dissatisfied picture-book characters. With imagination, ingenuity and a lot of faith, a male duck in her latest book, The Odd Egg, finds a way to satisfy...
Northeast Journal, October 31, 2009
...Campbell: A classic lift-the-flap book that introduces young children to the idea of choice. Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett: Gorgeously illustrated book about a little girl and her toy monkey who “went to see…”. all sorts of creatures. Young...
The Independent, July 11, 2009
...as well as charming voyage of discovery for the very young. Far less respectable, but bursting with energy, Emily Gravett's Dogs (Macmillan, 10.99; pictured right) devotes each page to a different member of this species. No one is as funny as Gravett in...
Babble, July 9, 2009
...Recently I came home with a copy of Wolves, a picture book by the incomparably wry and inventive Emily Gravett. I had checked it out of the library for my own amusement, but it caught the eye of my nine-year-old son, Milo, who was lying on the couch...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 30, 2009
...Every bird has produced an egg except Duck. In 'The Odd Egg' (Simon & Schuster, $15.99), author-illustrator Emily Gravett shows what happens when Duck finds an unusual egg that hatches into an even more unusual creature. (Ages 3-6.) " If you haven't...
HeraldNet, June 29, 2009
...crayon swiper.' The mischievous kitten protagonist in an enchanting picture book illustrated by Catherine Rayner. 'The Odd Egg,' Emily Gravett, $15.99, ages 3 to 6: Every bird has produced an egg except Duck who finds an unusual egg that hatches into an...
TheStar.com.my, June 18, 2009
...forget the night but she will never forget to keep it a secret either! Dogs Author and illustrator: Emily Gravett Publisher: Macmillan Children?s Books, 32 pages DOGS, dogs and more dogs, of every shape, size and breed, trot, bound, roll and leap...
Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier, June 14, 2009
...suggested reading: ?Chicken Cheeks,? Michael Ian Black; ?How to Heal a Broken Wing,? Bob Graham; ?The Odd Egg,? Emily Gravett; ?Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed,? Mo Willems; ?Redwoods,? Jason Chin; ?Same Same,? Marthe Jocelyn; ?The...
Babble, June 13, 2009
...Recently I came home with a copy of Wolves, a picture book by the incomparably wry and inventive Emily Gravett. I had checked it out of the library for my own amusement, but it caught the eye of my nine-year-old son, Milo, who was lying on the couch...
The Times, May 25, 2009
...books for Macmillan Children?s Books ? home to major names such as Julia Donaldson (The Gruffalo) and Emily Gravett (Wolves, Orange Pear Apple Bear). Carnell contends that the industry has responded to the shift in gender roles ? although she is...
Guardian Unlimited, May 1, 2009
...- is told entirely in scrap fragments. The variety and ingenuity recall the work of Dave McKean or Emily Gravett. There's something very playful about it, yet it has the deep seriousness of all the best play. The writing is not quite so consistent: some...
The Free Lance-Star, April 7, 2009
...like Daisy's little cowlick, add expression and humor to a simple story. Another late-hatching egg stars in Emily Gravett's 'The Odd Egg.' Duck is the only bird who has trouble laying an egg. When he finally finds an egg in need of setting, he's sure it...
The Scotsman, April 3, 2009
...the pictures the bright yellow Bird stands out as the story's hero. Another odd couple appears in Emily Gravett's The Odd Egg (Macmillan, £10.99), although we don't discover that until the end of the book. With her usual attention to detail and quiet...
North West Evening Mail, March 6, 2009
...talking point.â At Croftlands Infant School in Ulverston pupils were engrossed by the enchanting childrenâs books of Emily Gravett. The special guest reader was Melanie Tyson, of the Tinnerâs Rabbit book shop. At home time the children...
Coventry Telegraph, February 18, 2009
...call in many categories.? THE FINALISTS * Never Too Young (0-4) Ellyphant Wellyphant, Nick Sharratt Monkey And Me, Emily Gravett * What?s The Story (4-7) Eliot Jones Midnight Superhero, Alex T Smith Class Two at The Zoo, Julia Jarman n Our Special...
Katyboo1's Weblog, January 5, 2010
...with When Hitler Stole the Pink Rabbit , which is about her escape from Nazi Germany as a child. Emily Gravett Emily Gravett is quite new on the scene but has had a prolific output ranging from books for very small children like Orange,Pear, Apple,...
Book Blog - Bookends - Children's Book Reviews - B, January 5, 2010
...and the boys: Bugs, gorgeous pictures of bugs, fascinating information about bugs, bugs, bugs….. The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett. S&S, 2009. Lynn and boys: The boys never get tired of the joke here and jump every time the alligator leaps out of the...
100 Scope Notes, January 5, 2010
...work in REDWOODS has awesome art that really makes this book notable (in so many ways). SPELLS by Emily Gravett. WILLOUGHBY AND THE LION by Greg Foley. JEREMY DRAWS A MONSTER by Peter McCarty. THE CURIOUS GARDEN by Peter Brown. DUCK! RABBIT! Illustrated...
books4yourkids.com, January 1, 2010
...endpapers.... I can't wait to see Portis' next book, Kindergarten Diary , due out in June of 2009. Emily Gravett (who made my list last year with Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears ) is just amazing. She is a magnificent artist, combining various media and...
MomBlogNetwork.com, November 27, 2009
...Review: Wolves smileybella posted 1 hour 46 sec ago — Title: Wolves Author: Emily Gravett Illustrator: Emily Gravett Publisher: Macmillan Format: Softcover Language: English ISBN: 1 405 05362 3 Type: Picture Book About: Here is a book with edge. Edgy...
Hiving Out, November 13, 2009
...whirl. There is always something new, and something old, to appreciate. The Odd Egg written and illustrated by Emily Gravett Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11 written and illustrated by Brian Floca Only a Witch Can Fly by Alison McGhee , illustrated by...
NewPages Blog, November 12, 2009
...of Apollo 11 , written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Richard Jackson/Atheneum) The Odd Egg , written and illustrated by Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster) A Penguin Story , written and illustrated by Antoinette Portis (HarperCollins) The Lion & the Mouse...
books4yourkids.com, October 19, 2009
...the imagery and creatures of Halloween without going too deeply into details that may be lost on them. Emily Gravett is an author and illustrator who's books never disappoint. Her website is pretty cool, too. Gravett often incorporates collages of...
Book of the Day, October 9, 2009
...book of spells has been torn into pieces, and mixing and matching spell parts creates quite a havoc! Emily Gravett’s illustrations are, as always, gorgeously done. The novelty of split pages that allow for a mix-and-match illustration will appeal to...
Small Boy On Her Bike, September 29, 2009
...on the eyes. The top three books in our household currently are: 1. Orange Pear Apple Bear , by Emily Gravett Very simple tale, using only the four words in the title, about a bear which juggles fruit, somehow morphs into them (you have to read it to...
Fluttering Butterflies, August 6, 2009
...Toy Shop by Margaret and HA Rey I Know a Rhino by Charles Fuge Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett I also had some time to trawl around some charity shops and picked up these books at quite the bargain: The Gathering by Anne Enright The Night Watch by...
Loving Heart Mommy, May 18, 2009
...and review the following children's books: “The Great Dog Wash” by Shellie Braeuner (English/Spanish), “Monkey and Me” by Emily Gravett (English/Spanish), “A Fresh Bill on Capitol Hill Duck for President” by Doreen Cronin, and “When...
Kid Lit Kit, April 22, 2009
...authors read their own words -- especially if the author is also the illustrator. Watch British author/illustrator Emily Gravett as she reads from her picture book Monkey and Me and explains that it's based on a friend's "wiggly" daughter. It's...
Cynsations, March 20, 2009
...Fleisher. Source: Jo Knowles via Publishers Weekly. Read a Cynsations interview with Barry . Seven Questions Over Breakfast with Emily Gravett from Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast. Peek: "I try and make school visits as interactive as possible....
BookKids Recommends, February 26, 2009
...touch-and-feel textures, and irresistible photos, Cat is a surefire hit for any feline-loving tot! The Odd Egg By Emily Gravett / Ages 4-8 One of BookPeople’s favorite picture book authors has just released a new gem. Her playfully quirky style...
