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Children's Fiction Humorous Stories

Rude Stories

by (author) Jan Andrews

illustrated by Francis Blake

Publisher
Tundra
Initial publish date
Oct 2010
Category
Humorous Stories, Anthologies, Short Stories
Recommended Age
6 to 9
Recommended Grade
1 to 4
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780887769214
    Publish Date
    Oct 2010
    List Price
    $21.99

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Description

Meet Mr. Mosquito, drawn from a Gypsy story. He's cantankerous and nasty enough to raise belly laughs along with the eyebrows of the polite. In a story inspired by Australian bush tales, we meet Ella and Bella, two hilarious (and flatulent) sisters. Angelina's earthy wit is memorialized in a story from Swahili tradition.

The eight stories in Rude Stories have roots from Japan to Canada, from Africa to Eastern Europe, but they all share a sense of irreverence, and, because they are the work of a true storyteller, they beg to be read aloud, told aloud and shared. Francis Blake's hilarious askew art brings the characters to life in this spicy stew of international stories to satisfy every child's appetite for the deliciously absurd.

About the authors

Jan Andrews lives at the end of the road on a lake in Eastern Ontario. The plants and creatures in her Orca book The Twelve Days of Summer can all be found in her backyard. She has a love for the Canadian wilderness and, when not writing, can often be found canoeing, cross-country skiing, hiking or rock climbing, depending on the season. Jan has been part of the world of Canadian children's literature for thirty years and more. Her titles include such classic picture books as Very Last First Time and The Auction. She has contributed to the Dear Canada series through her book Winter of Peril.

An accomplished storyteller with a passionate concern for oral traditions, she has produced the folktale collection Out of the Everywhere. New Tales for Canada and set down the true story of Pa's Harvest as heard from another teller. She has a new book coming out in 2007 entitled The Stories at the Door—a work of rollicking fun and humour. Jan loves to do school visits and is prepared to travel widely to remote and urban locations. She gives teacher workshops and does conference presentations. Her specialty is letting her listeners know how much she cares about them.

She is the Artistic Director for two storytelling series and the Director of Storysave, a project for recording elders from the Canadian storytelling community for CDs and audio website. Somehow, with all of this, Jan has never quite managed to get her own website organized - although she keeps trying! She can, however, be reached at jandrews@magma.ca.

Jan Andrews' profile page

Francis Blake lives in London, United Kingdom.

Francis Blake's profile page

Editorial Reviews

Praise For Stories At The Door:
"Whimsical, colourful and full of mischief, the drawings are like a bag full of candy. And Andrew's stories are equally fun, offbeat and infused with a quirky wisdom .... When this books comes knocking at the door, let it in."
- Today's Parent

"... [a] deliciously quirky collection."
- The Toronto Star

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