Get Real, Mallory!
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks
What if one of your drawings became real?
Nomi loves drawing dogs, but finds them difficult to draw. It's much easier to draw fish because she has a fish. But she's not allowed a dog in her flat. Stephen tells her to get real – why should she have a dog? At bedtime Nomi tells her drawing of Mallory the dog to get real. Why should he be special? And in the dead of night Mallory DOES. He's real! Nomi has her own dog friend! And then the adventures really begin...
A magical story celebrating the power of a creative imagination.
Creators
Daisy Hirst studied English and Creative Writing at Warwick University and Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art before becoming an author-illustrator. She is the creator of Hilda and the Runaway Baby; Alphonse, That Is Not OK to Do!, which has been translated into ten different languages worldwide; I Do Not Like Books Anymore!, Alphonse, There's Mud on the Ceiling!, I Like Trains and The Girl with the Parrot on Her Head, which was awarded an Ezra Jack Keats Honor, shortlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize, and selected as The Times' Children's Book of the Week. She has also written two board books about monsters: Monster Food and Monster Clothes. Daisy lives in Worcestershire. Find her online at daisyhirst.com and on Twitter and Instagram as @Deenface.
Reviews
An adorable, energetic picture book, filled with creative flair.
Guradian
The wacky storyline, spunky heroine and colourfully naif art style makes Hirst’s book an inspirational and visually appealing tale.
Irish TImes
Children who live (and don’t live) in flats will enjoy seeing high-rise reality reflected […] l the depiction of family life in an urban setting feels natural and positive. In fact, there’s an intensely optimistic energy about every aspect of this book. Read it and enjoy!
Books for Keeps
The adventures are wonderful, and they fill the pages with their simple joy as well as the obvious power of the imagination […]. A truly joyful delight of a book.
Armadillo Magazine
With an inclusive cast, and some wonderful messages around art, imagination, and creative play, Get Real, Mallory! is picture book perfection.
CLPE
