Ten Fat Sausages
Age 2+
Cooking & Food Picture Storybooks Humorous Stories
Ten fat sausages sizzling in the pan… decide to escape, if they can!
Come on a great escape through the kitchen as we follow each sausage that decides to make a run for it. Will they succeed or will the cat, blender, plug hole or fan prove their downfall? Michelle Robinson's no-holds-barred humour is perfectly matched by Tor Freeman's mad-cap artwork. Hilarious and merciless, this tale will have you hooting out loud.
'Bright condiments, stricken-looking frankfurters and wicked comedy will appeal to the ruthless reader' GUARDIAN
Creators
Michelle Robinson (Author)
Michelle grew up in Gloucestershire and loved making up stories and being silly. She put that to good use by getting a job as a copywriter. She wrote over 6000 radio adverts before moving on to television and the web. She soon got bored though, which is when she started writing funny stories for children and their parents to enjoy reading umpteen times. Her picture book There's a Lion in My Cornflakes won the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards. She lives in Frome with her husband, son and daughter.
Tor Freeman (Illustrator)
Tor grew up in London and graduated from Kingston University with a BA in illustration. She has been working as an illustrator ever since. In 2012 she was awarded the Sendak Fellowship and spent a month in Connecticut.
Reviews
Bright condiments, stricken-looking frankfurters and wicked comedy will appeal to the ruthless reader.
Guardian
An infectiously funny countdown book, set to be a read-aloud favourite
The Bookseller
Madcap, laugh-out-loud counting book
Baby London
A sure hit for storytime with its delicious mix of adventure, silliness and hope against the odds
Playing by the Book
Subversive fun aplenty awaits readers in this wacky fractured rendition of the nursery rhyme Ten Fat Sausages… Fabulous fun!
Library Mice
A treat of a book to share before enjoying sausages and mash
Newbury Weekly News
Everything in this sausagey counting book works perfectly: Tor Freeman’s big, bold illustration… really capture the action of the sausages’ numerous escapes. Michelle Robinson’s text hops along beautifully in a satisfying rhyme that works well for preschoolers
BookTrust
A great book for reading alound to Early Years and infant children
The School Librarian
Robinson’s funny rhyming verse, paired with Freeman’s equally funny illustrations make Ten Fat Sausages a great read that both parents and children will love!
Askews & Holts
Energetic storytelling…great fun to read aloud!
LoveReading4Kids
Frivolous frying fun for all silly sausages who have a taste for rhythm and rhyme
Cork Evening Echo
My whole family loved this book
Carousel
An ingenious idea with plenty of sauce
Families magazine
