Angry Cookie
Age 4+
Picture Storybooks
Prepare to fall absolutely in love with this irresistible cookie, crumbly chocolate chips and all.
OH NO! Barbra the cactus won’t stop playing her recorder, the yummy strawberry toothpaste has run out, and now – to top it all off – Cookie has to have his hair cut! Which all makes for one VERY ANGRY little cookie... But perhaps you, the reader, can find a way to turn his grumpy frown upside down? This wildly inventive, interactive, laugh-out-loud tale brings Laura Dockrill's one-of-a-kind voice and Maria Karipidou's hilarious illustrations to the Walker list.
Creators
Laura Dockrill, a graduate of the Brit School of Performing Arts, is a performance poet, an author and an illustrator. At the age of twenty-two, she was named one of The Times’ "Top Ten Literary Stars". She is the author of the bestselling Darcy Burdock series and Lorali. Angry Cookie is her debut picture book. Find her online at lauradockrill.co.uk and on Twitter and Instagram as @LauraDockrill.
Maria Karipidou studied Communication Design, and has since illustrated a number of children's books, working mostly with French and German publishing houses. In 2015, she received the Leipziger Lesekompass Award at the Leipzig Book Fair. Angry Cookie is her first book with Walker. She currently lives and works in Karlsruhe, Germany. Find her online at mariakaripidou.blogspot.co.uk.
Reviews
This book joins many others of similar ilk (Don’t let the pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems; Don’t Open this Book by Andy Lee) with the book’s characters engaging with the reader and almost teasing them to make a response. Young children will enjoy this almost inherent interactivity. The colourful and quirky illustrations by Maria Karipidou will also appeal, not because they are detailed, but because they are cartoon-like and most characters are food items. (Cookie’s hairdresser is a banana!) Cookie’s defused anger also gives an opportunity to discuss with children about their own responses to feeling angry.
ReadPlus
a particularly original story
Reading Time
Young readers will enjoy Cookie’s exploration of what makes him angry, and like him, realise that a friend can make all the difference to how you feel. This is a perfect conduit to class discussions about feelings, anger and friendship.
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