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Little Ogre’s Surprise Supper
- Author: Timothy Knapman
- Authors: Ben Cort (Illustrator)
- Category: Fiction Graphic / Illustrated
- Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books
- Pub date: 1 January 2010
- Length: 32 pages
About Little Ogre’s Surprise Supper
Everyone knows that ogres eat children. Everyone except Jack.
So when Little Ogre meets Jack and says, “I want you for supper,” Jack does a funny thing. He doesn’t scream or run away - he’s delighted to be invited! Poor Jack doesn’t realize he IS the supper - a special birthday supper for Little Ogre’s Mum! But Little Ogre and Jack get along well, and when it’s time to put Jack in the cooking pot Little Ogre is faced with a very difficult decision. Will Jack become a meal, or a new best friend?
A deliciously dark and funny tale, in which friendship comes before food.
About the Author
Timothy Knapman is a children’s writer who also writes plays, song lyrics and opera libretti. His picture books have often featured on CBeebies Bedtime Stories and are translated into eleven languages. They are illustrated by Adam Stower, Gwen Millward, Adria Meserve, Ben Cort and Piers Harper. New books are forthcoming from Macmillan, Puffin, Simon & Schuster and Scholastic.