How to Be Cooler than Cool
Published on 5. May 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
40 pages
978-1-4063-9442-9 (ISBN)
Description
A laugh-out-loud page-turner from a brilliant author and illustrator team.
Praise for Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise: "This is the funniest picture book I have read in a long time" David Walliams
Cat has found a pair of sunglasses. She thinks they are going to make her look COOL. "I'm not just any old cat at the playground," she says. "I'm a real cool cat, gliding backwards down the slide, looking cooler than cool ... WITH EXTRA COOL ON TOP!" She pops on the glasses ... confidently struts forwards and - Meooaaaooow! - falls down the slide. Oh, how UNCOOL. Can Pig or Cockatoo do any better?
From the team behind Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and I Want to Be in a Scary Story comes a gloriously slapstick title that celebrates friendship, play and being yourself (no matter how goofy).
"A lovely message about enjoying yourself and not worrying what other people think." BookTrust
"A reminder that the coolest thing is to be yourself." Daily Telegraph
Praise for Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise: "This is the funniest picture book I have read in a long time" David Walliams
Cat has found a pair of sunglasses. She thinks they are going to make her look COOL. "I'm not just any old cat at the playground," she says. "I'm a real cool cat, gliding backwards down the slide, looking cooler than cool ... WITH EXTRA COOL ON TOP!" She pops on the glasses ... confidently struts forwards and - Meooaaaooow! - falls down the slide. Oh, how UNCOOL. Can Pig or Cockatoo do any better?
From the team behind Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and I Want to Be in a Scary Story comes a gloriously slapstick title that celebrates friendship, play and being yourself (no matter how goofy).
"A lovely message about enjoying yourself and not worrying what other people think." BookTrust
"A reminder that the coolest thing is to be yourself." Daily Telegraph
Reviews / Votes
For the child worried about keeping up playground appearances, How to Be Cooler than Cool by Sean Taylor is a reminder that the coolest thing is to be yourself. * The Daily Telegraph * Featured in The Bookseller's May Previews 2022. * The Bookseller * My 5 year really likes this book. He was laughing all the way through. The illustrations are nice. My boy loved looking at the pictures. -- Parent * Toppsta * How to be Cooler than Cool is a simple story with an important, positive message about self-image, told with lots of humour and colourful, engaging illustrations. The combination of striking slapstick images and accompanying colloquial language is funny and will appeal to young readers. Yet, the book gives clear messages about being ourselves, rather than projecting an image of something we are not. -- Jacqueline * Just Imagine * There was lots of laugh out loud moments and full on giggles, especially when the pig ended up with the sunglasses on his tail! I was asked to read 3 times in a row, which is the sign of a good book. A lovely message to just enjoy yourself and not try to play a part or be something you are not. Great bold illustrations that really complement the text. -- Parent * Toppsta *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Dimensions
Height: 289 mm
Width: 251 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4063-9442-9 (9781406394429)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Sean Taylor has written more than 60 books for children including The Dream Train, a much-loved collection of bedtime poetry, illustrated by Anuska Allepuz, and You're a Poet, illustrated by Sam Usher. For 30 years he's been encouraging children to write poems themselves. Find Sean online at seantaylorstories.com and on Instagram as @SeantStories.
Jean Jullien is an illustrator who works with a vast range of media including photography, installations and clothing. His clients include Waterstones, the Tate, Channel 4, The New York Times and the Guardian; he also exhibits his work worldwide. His picture books include Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and I Want to Be in a Scary Story, both written by Sean Taylor, and This Is Not A Book. Find him online at jeanjullien.com and on Instagram as @jean_jullien.
Jean Jullien is an illustrator who works with a vast range of media including photography, installations and clothing. His clients include Waterstones, the Tate, Channel 4, The New York Times and the Guardian; he also exhibits his work worldwide. His picture books include Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise and I Want to Be in a Scary Story, both written by Sean Taylor, and This Is Not A Book. Find him online at jeanjullien.com and on Instagram as @jean_jullien.