Author:Roald Dahl,Quentin Blake
"The Pelican spread his huge white wings and flew down on to the road beside me. 'Hop in,' he said, opening his enormous beak . . ."
MEET BILLY. A kid with a dream. He wants to turn an old wooden house into an incredible sweetshop full of treats!
AND MEET THE LADDERLESS WINDOW-CLEANING COMPANY: Monkey, Pelican (Pelly) and Giraffe (who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe?!).
They have just landed a big break cleaning all six hundred and seventy-seven windows of the mansion owned by the richest man in all of England! All they need now is a little help from Billy.
Can these unlikely new friends make Billy's wildest dreams come true and take him on an adventure he'll never forget . . .?
Goldilocks may be familiar, but Anthony Browne, the children's laureate, has made the story new in Me and You adding rich interpretation in text and pictures
—— The Sunday TimesThe differing styles of illustration implicitly raise issues of who belongs where and the tale as a whole asks many questions about right and wrong
—— Helen Ward , TESAs always Anthony's illustrations are mesmerising
—— Natasha Harding , The SunAlongside the re-telling of a fairytale is a completely different, quite modern story. Anthony Browne's words present one and his pictures the other until, as the book nears its end, the two come together . . . There are so many layers in this story that it will entrance young readers time after time
—— The ScotsmanAnthony Browne has an extraordinary knack of turning a story into so much more . . . Once again, the author extends the boundaries of the picture book with this rich and thought-provoking story
—— Anne Faundez , CarouselMe and You is a thought provoking, post-modern version on the well-loved fairytale . . . The most
rewarding of picture books
It's the Goldilocks tale from a fresh perspective, but the more you dig, the more Me and You will reveal. It's an utterly gorgeous picture book that works on so so so many levels
—— The BookbagThis is a wonderful re-telling by Anthony Browne of the Goldilocks fairy tale, which Browne gives a modern setting and a contemporary twist . . . The story is beautifully presented with the Bear family's world drawn in bright colours while 'Goldilocks' inhabits a bleak inner city landscape. The ending turns our usual convictions on their head, however, as we are shown it is the grey city world that has the warmth of a real home
—— Reading ZoneThe merging of the fairytale/streetscape ending is a masterstroke
—— Irish examinerA thought provoking new take on the traditional story of Goldilocks . . . Anthony Browne leaves readers lots to think about
—— Julia Eccleshare , Lovereading4Kids.co.ukMe and You is a wonderful example of the power of illustrations and how hey can play as important a role as words
—— Nursery EducationAnthony Browne offers a new perspective on an old tale
—— Jane Doonan , School Library Association