Fierce Bad Rabbits

<p><b>What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about?</b><br> <b>How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery?</b><br> <b>And why does death in picture books involve being eaten?</b> <br><br><i>Fierce Bad Rabbits</i> explores the stories behind our favourite picture books, weaving in tales of Clare Pollard's childhood reading and her re-discovery of the classic tales as a parent. Because the best picture books are far more complex than they seem - and darker too. Monsters can gobble up children and go unnoticed, power is not always used wisely, and the wild things are closer than you think.<br><br><b>'A gem . . . hard to put down. Thoroughly enjoyable'</b> <i>Spectator</i><br><br><b>'Essential reading for every thinking parent'</b> Penelope Lively<br><br><b>'An enlightening, perceptive analysis of the books that build us'</b> <i>Sunday Telegraph</i>, 5 star review<br><br><b>'A happy way to reconnect with old friends' </b><i>Times</i></p> <p><b>What is The Tiger Who Came to Tea really about?</b><br> <b>How is Meg and Mog related to Polish embroidery?</b><br> <b>And why does death in picture books involve being eaten?</b> <br><br><i>Fierce Bad Rabbits</i> explores the stories behind our favourite picture books, weaving in tales of Clare Pollard's childhood reading and her re-discovery of the classic tales as a parent. Because the best picture books are far more complex than they seem - and darker too. Monsters can gobble up children and go unnoticed, power is not always used wisely, and the wild things are closer than you think.<br><br><b>'A gem . . . hard to put down. Thoroughly enjoyable'</b> <i>Spectator</i><br><br><b>'Essential reading for every thinking parent'</b> Penelope Lively<br><br><b>'An enlightening, perceptive analysis of the books that build us'</b> <i>Sunday Telegraph</i>, 5 star review<br><br><b>'A happy way to reconnect with old friends' </b><i>Times</i></p>