Author: Eric Fan
Illustrator: Terry Fan
Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Frances Lincoln Children’s Books for allowing me a preview of this fantastically illustrated book!
I haven’t read anything by the Fan Brothers before but the cover of this book really caught my attention. After reading this I will definitely look out for other books by these two artists.
The story starts on a Thursday. In the home of the bugs, a mysterious object has suddenly appeared from the sky above. All the tiny garden creatures are puzzled about what this huge and beautiful thing could be.
Then the clever (and greedy) spider decides that it belongs to him. He builds an exhibition and each bug must pay a leaf to come and see the object. The insects get tired of queuing and paying leaves and the visitors stop coming. Selfish spider believes they will soon return but then something awful happens! A giant creature comes from the sky snd steals his wonder!
Spider is left alone with no ‘wonder’ and no one to help him. Luckily, the stars give him an idea that will help him bring amazing and wonderful objects into the lives of all the insects in the garden.
This really is a great picture book. The illustrations are fantastic. Anyone looking through the pages must look just as amazed as the bug characters in the story! Most of the illustrations are black and white with colour being carefully used on the ‘object’ so it really stands out. But even in black and white you will love the detail and personality of each creature.
My score: 5/5
More books by the Fan Brothers: The Night Gardener, The Darkest Dark, The Antlered Ship.
To learn more about the Fan Brothers and their work – visit their website
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