![]() ![]() ![]() It tells the story of a lost boy, Shen, a Po Of Ice worker (I’ll let you work that out by reading the book) named Sika and 66 lost pug dogs (too many to name, but amazingly they’re all there on the back pages). Pugs of the Forzen North is one such wonder. Not just the odd picture planted at the start of a chapter, but an interweaving of story and illustrations, heading more into the style of the much loved comic book / graphic novel. These books recognise that illustrations aren’t just for young children, but that older age groups and even adults can, and do, enjoy a visual element to their books. The Book Monster’s recently reviewed Pocket Pirates is one great example of an illustrated story for older children. However, recently there has been a development, a partnership of writer and illustrator in more and more books for this age group. In my day, when this was all fields, we had some fantastic younger fiction which included a spattering of lovely illustrations, The Worst Witch being a particular personal favourite. I am a huge fan of these heavily illustrated and written short novels that have started to emerge recently. Welcome to the Book Monster’s double review! What better way to celebrate a writing and illustrating duo than to review two of their recent publications? First up is Pugs of the Frozen North by Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre ![]()
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