Review Metcalf’s loose, friendly black outlines, googly eyes, and gentle mixed media stylings keep the tone light even as the story heads for potentially emotionally charged territory. The exaggerated contrast between diminutive Alice and the much larger witch, giant, and dragon emphasizes her pluck and will empower others to consider both their own rights and their ability to help others no matter what their size.—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Read more About the Author Lucy Rowland works as a speech and language therapist for children. Her experience and passion for her work prompted her to make the leap into writing picture books. When she’s not daydreaming about story ideas, reading A. A. Milne, or thinking up new rhymes, she enjoys backpacking, baking, and long walks on the beach. Lucy Rowland lives in London.Paula Metcalf has been writing and illustrating for a very long time. Her parents still own a poem she wrote and illustrated when she was four years old. She went on to study illustration and was the first illustrator-in-residence at the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. She lives in Cambridge, England. Read more
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