Willy the Wimp

Browne, Anthony

ISBN 10: 0394970616 ISBN 13: 9780394970615

Publisher: Random House Childrens Books, 1985

Synopsis

Willy, a teenage chimpanzee, sets out to change him mild-mannered, scaredy-cat image and rescues his secret love, Millie, from a gorilla gang

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Review:

Willy is kind and gentle, and bullied by the suburban gorilla gang who call him "Willy the Wimp". Desperate to do something about his situation, Willy answers a bodybuilding advert and grows big and strong, determined no-one will ever call him "wimp" again.

As with so many of Anthony Browne's books, this story works on several levels with sophisticated pictures combining with a simply told story. Within the story there is a serious message, but it is also a humorous tale and young children will delight in the way Willy succeeds in his dream. --Philippa Reece

Review:

"* "Funny, clever and with magical illustrations." Yorkshire Evening Press"

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0394970616
• ISBN 13: 9780394970615
• Binding: Library Binding