Daft Bat
Glow-in-the-dark cover
Age 5+
Picture Books
Creators
Jeanne Willis is one of the most successful children's picture book authors. She also writes for television and video companies, and has two children. Amongst her many other prize-winning books, she has written Who's in the Loo? which was shortlisted for the Nottingham Children's Book Award, won the Red House Picture Book Award and was the overall winner at the Sheffield Children's Book Award.
Tony Ross has illustrated over 800 books, which are published all over the world. Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Tiggers was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and Tadpole's Promise won the Silver medal in the Smaries Prize 2003. He was the British choice for the Andersen Medal 2004. The Nanny Goat's Kid was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2010. A major animated series of Tony Ross's Little Princess is curently showing on Channel 5's Milkshake. He lives in Oxfordshire.
Reviews
An innovative picture book for children that is great fun to read aloud.
Independent on Sunday
Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross won’t let you down
Independent on Sunday
A good book to share with a group and could be used as part of the PSHCE curriculum.
Write Away
Appeals to everyone’s sense of humour
Books for Keeps
Readers old enough to ‘twig’ the mismatch in perception between bat and the others before being confronted with the pages of upside down print will revel in the sustained joke with the author
Books for Keeps
Astute, humorous and altogether first class.
Carousel
A fantastic book that will make you look at life from a different point of view.
Nursery World
Ingenious and amusing
www.urbanmum.com
Full of life and humour
Northern Echo
