Nuts in Space - Softcover

Elys Dolan

3.73

281 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857633910 ISBN 13: 9780857633910

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd, 2015

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An elite crew of furry animals are celebrating. They have found the Lost Nuts of Legend and according to the myth, the bearer of this mythical snack will be immortal, invincible and never will it be past their bedtime - now all they have to do is go home. But - oh dear - if only it were that simple. Everyone is starving, the Star Nav is broken, the neighbours are distinctly unfriendly and it was a really, REALLY bad idea to stop at the Death Banana and ask for directions. Will they EVER find their way home? And, most importantly will they get home before something happens to the Nuts?'

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Review:

Dolan shows no signs of slowing down as a joke machine: there are dialogue bubbles galore to giggle over, as well as visual nudges: note that the Vader-like leader of the Death Banana has a coffee mug that reads, "World's Best Evil Overlord."
--Publishers Weekly

Speech bubbles and background antics add gleeful side stories and diverting jokes that will get little ones poring over illustrations to find hidden details, while parents will likely appreciate the spoof on sci-fi classics. Kids who love yuks will dig this merrily manic tale.
--Booklist

Light and playful, with busy action and energetic spoofs, this silly story is a good thing.
--Kirkus Reviews

Dolan's cartoonish drawings overflow with myriad visual jokes and speech balloons that perfectly complement the tongue-in-cheek narrative...this is veritable tour-de-farce that is sure to appeal to young fans of Star Wars, Star Trek, and general comic book silliness
--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Elys grew up in a part of Sussex that consists almost entirely of trees and cows and she was named after a department store in Wimbledon. She's never let either of these things hold her back and Elys recently graduated with distinction from the MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Elys has been awarded second place in the Macmillan Prize and was also shortlisted for the Waterstone's 'Picture This' prize. Elys works predominately with ink, newfangled digital witchcraft and coloured pencils of which she is the proud owner of 178 but can never seem to find a sharpener. Based in Cambridge, when Elys is not drawing she grows cacti, collects pocket watches and spends altogether too much time in the company of other illustrators.

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