By Emily Hughes (author) , Emily Hughes (illustrator)
"You cannot tame something so happily wild"
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In this beautiful picture book by Emily Hughes, we meet a little girl who has known nothing but nature from birth-she was taught to talk by birds, to eat by bears, and to play by foxes. She is unashamedly, irrefutably, irrepressibly wild. That is, until she is snared by some very strange animals that look oddly like her, but they don't talk right, eat right, or play correctly.
She's puzzled by their behavior and their insistence on living in these strange concrete structures: there's no green here, no animals, no trees, no rivers. Now she lives in the comfort of civilization. But will civilization get comfortable with her?
In her debut picture book, Hughes brings an uncanny humour to her painterly illustrations. Her work is awash with colour, atmosphere, and a stunning visual splendour that will enchant children while indulging their wilder tendencies.
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Wild is a twenty-first-century answer to Maurice Sendak's children's classic-it has the same inventiveness, groundbreaking art, and unmissable quirkiness.
Brilliant, bold and beautifully unique. - Metro
A refreshingly honest story. - Readingwithlaylaowl on Instagram
So unique, not just in the whimsical beautiful illustrations but in the story itself. -- Thepicturebookhunt on Instagram
Emily Hughes' scratchily dynamic pictures are bright, brash and buzzing with energy, just like her protagonist. -- @_heliotropism on Instagram
The story is funny and relatable, a sparse text conveying a big message. - Father Reading Every Day
Full of vivid colours and beautiful illustrations, the parents will be as enchanted as the kids. - Oscars Book Prize
Simple, beautiful and powerful. - @Alex_T_Smith on Twitter
Emily Hughes was born in Hawaii, USA but lives and works in the United Kingdom. She is inspired by Chinese cinema and illustrators such as Blair Lent and Gyo Fujikawa. Her work has been exhibited across the capital and her book Nana Shaped Like a Banana came second in the 2012 Macmillan Prize for Children's Picture Books. Her first picture has been highly successful in bookshops and libraries across the US and UK.
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The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Wild and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Wild features in the following genres: Ecological and Environmental Interest - Fiction, Recommendations, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Animal Stories, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Wild was written by Emily Hughes and published by Flying Eye Books
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