By Katherine Rundell (author) , Sara Ogilvie (illustrator)
"A wild adventure celebrating children who don’t believe in bedtimes by a talented author-illustrator combo"
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Mink likes doing things fast and wild, and, like the creatures she’s named herself for, is also fiercely loyal and not afraid to bite.
When a lost little zebra comes looking for help, of course Mink volunteers and with the help of grouchy dog Rainbow and her new-found ability to understand what animals are saying, tracks down the missing zebra parents. They’ve been taken captive by the wicked Mr Spit, neatly completing his alphabetically organised wild animal collection.
Nasty as Spit is, he’s no match for Mink, especially when she’s backed up by furious animals with newly found fire inside them. (Mink’s dad thinks being asked for help gives us the chance to change the world, lighting up a fire inside us). With her plaits, her resourcefulness and courage, there’s definitely something of Pippi Longstocking about Mink, and the story moves as fast as she could wish for, driven by a sense of justice and of all the possibilities open to children.
Sara Ogilvie’s illustrations are gorgeous, full of energy one minute, tenderness the next.
_______________A TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK**'The year's most magnificent adventure' - Guardian****'Fizzing with anarchic energy' - Daily Mail****'An intoxicating adventure' - Observer****'Utterly engaging' - Sunday Times**_______________Mink doesn't believe in rules. She loves running wild and free. So, when a zebra appears in the square where she lives and she finds out that his parents have been captured by the evil Mr Spit, she knows that it's up to her to help. So begins a grand adventure to rescue a whole menagerie of animals - an adventure that will take all of Mink's courage and determination. Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a timeless picture book about bravery, friendship and the importance of taking action. With stunning illustrations by award-winning illustrator Sara Ogilvie, illustrator of The Detective Dog, this modern classic from bestselling children's author Katherine Rundell is an unmissable treat.
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_______________ A TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK **'The year's most magnificent adventure' - Guardian ** **'Fizzing with anarchic energy' - Daily Mail ** **'An intoxicating adventure' - Observer ** **'Utterly engaging' - Sunday Times ** __ _____________ Mink doesn't believe in rules. She loves running wild and free. So, when a zebra appears in the square where she lives and she finds out that his parents have been captured by the evil Mr Spit, she knows that it's up to her to help. So begins a grand adventure to rescue a whole menagerie of animals - an adventure that will take all of Mink's courage and determination. Written with generous helpings of warmth and humour, this is a timeless picture book about bravery, friendship and the importance of taking action. With stunning illustrations by award-winning illustrator Sara Ogilvie, illustrator of The Detective Dog , this modern classic from bestselling children's author Katherine Rundell is an unmissable treat.
A writer with an utterly distinctive voice and wild imagination - Philip Pullman
One of our most talented writers for children - Observer
Read everything she writes - Daily Mail
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Katherine Rundell is a multi-million-bestselling author whose novels for children have won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Costa Children’s Book Award, among many others. Impossible Creatures was Waterstones Book of the Year 2023, and in 2024 Katherine was named the British Book Awards Author of the Year and Impossible Creatures won the Children’s Fiction Book of the Year. She is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College and a Fellow of St Catherine’s College, Oxford, where she works on Renaissance literature. Her books for adults include Super-Infinite , winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize. Very occasionally she goes climbing across the rooftops of Oxford, late at night.
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_______________A TIMES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE WEEK**'The year's most magnificent adventure' - Guardian****'Fizzing with anarchic energy' - Daily Mail****'An intoxicating adventure' - Observer****'Utterly engaging' - Sunday Times**_______________Mink doesn't believe in rules. She loves running wild and free.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Zebra's Great Escape and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-6 years old
The Zebra's Great Escape features in the following genres: Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Recommendations
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The Zebra's Great Escape was written by Katherine Rundell and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
The Zebra's Great Escape has 60 pages
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