Bad Apple (Bad Apple)

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The first title in a laugh-out-loud new series of picture books starring a truly terrible piece of fruit.

The first title in a laugh-out-loud new series of picture books starring a truly terrible piece of fruit.
This is Apple.

He’s not a normal,

nice kind of apple.

Not a peaceful piece

of fruit, no sir.

He’s rotten to the core.



In this hilarious story about a really bad apple by award-winning author and polar explorer Huw Lewis Jones, a series of simple rhymes is transformed into a sequence of events that will have readers splitting their sides with laughter. As one silly scenario unfolds after the other, a common piece of fruit shows readers what he’s really made of by making life miserable for Pear, Pea, Cat, Spud and Spoon, among others. In a very dark twist at the end, he receives his comeuppance...

Shortlisted in the Teach Primary Books Awards 2021
Extent: 32 pp
Format: PLC
Publication date: 2021-05-20
Size: 24.4 x 24.4 cm
ISBN: 9780500652435

Press Reviews

An ideal picture book for newly independent readers ... this story had my two giggling away
@bookishwaytoplay

A lovely addition to any family book collection. Great concept with simple, clean and bright illustrations
Parenting Without Tears

It has the feel of a future classic to me – like an edgier alternative to the much-loved Oi Frog and Friends books. Recommended!
@ivyslibrary

With a message that there are consequences for our actions, the punchy rhyming text, coupled with fun and expressive illustration make this a perfect book for early readers
@raisingbookworms

About the Authors

Huw Lewis Jones is a polar-exploring author and historian who lives in Cornwall, U.K. His books include Explorers’ Sketchbooks, The Writer’s Map and Archipelago, all published by Thames & Hudson. Ben Sanders is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer based in Ballarat, Australia. He is the author and illustrator of I Could Wear That Hat and I’ve an Uncle Ivan (both Thames & Hudson Australia).

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