Julian Gough is een auteur die bekend staat om zijn humoristische verhalen over serieuze zaken. Zijn onderscheidende stem navigeert door complexe thema's met een boeiende lichtheid, waarbij hij de fijne kneepjes van de menselijke ervaring onderzoekt door een lens van geestigheid en scherpe observatie. Gough's benadering is zowel speels als indringend, en biedt lezers een uniek perspectief op de wereld. Hij balanceert meesterlijk komedie met serieuze reflectie, waardoor zijn werk zowel gedenkwaardig als tot nadenken stemmend is.
Een 18-jarige, bloedmooie tweeling gaat studeren. Via de bouwval met buitenplee van een verre nicht vinden ze een prachtig appartement en vandaar, en in dezelfde stijl, de rest. Het leven gaat niet over rozen: studiesores, liefdesproblemen, een enge viezerik die nare brieven schrijft. Aan de andere kant zijn daar de geweldige vrienden: Juno's vriendje Michael, Juliets grote liefde en docent David Hennessey, de eeuwig bezopen studententheatergroep en de misdadige, peuken rokende en drugs dealende, maar o zo ridderlijke Gleeson-tweeling, en het loopt allemaal goed af.
It's time for another Rabbit and Bear adventure! SPLASH! A Mysterious Thing lands in Rabbit and Bear’s peaceful summer lake. Is it exciting or terrifying? Is it a tiny, fluffy owl or a huge, hungry monster? And has Rabbit finally met a creature with worse habits than himself? Rabbit’s sure he can solve this mystery. But when he accidentally turns the Best Day Ever into the Worst Day Ever, he needs Bear’s help... Rabbit and Bear lead readers on a fantastic adventure in this tale of friendship, acceptance, and what you can do with blueberry poop.
Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is a brilliantly funny
story of a rabbit and a bear ... on the day that a new creature arrives in
their valley, trying to Change Everything. Ideal for readers moving on from
picture books.
Cheeky, delightful, and hilarious, the next title in the Rabbit & Bear series is a roller coaster ride of fun! What with his friend Bear’s snoring, and a BANG! BANG! BANG! noise from up in the tree, Rabbit knows that Something Simply Has To Be Done. But high in the branches, perhaps Bear can show Rabbit how to see the world from a different perspective. A story of friendship, wisdom, and how to be REALLY NOISY, this delightful and hilarious illustrated book is another fun read for Rabbit & Bear fans. Now in paperback!
Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit and a bear whose friendship is tested by a very noisy woodpecker ... Ideal for readers moving on from picture books. 'A perfect animal double-act.' (The Times, Book of the Week) 'PEACE AND QUIET,' shouts Rabbit. 'THAT'S ALL I WANT.' Owch. He's hurt his own ears again. What with Bear's snoring, and a BANG!BANG!BANG! noise from up in the tree, Rabbit knows that Something Simply Has To Be Done. But high in the branches, perhaps Bear can show Rabbit how to see the world from a different place ... From novelist and playwright Julian Gough, and the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Jim Field, this is a tale of friendship, wisdom, and how to be REALLY NOISY. 'Rabbit's Bad Habits is a breath of fresh air in children's fiction, a laugh-out-loud story of rabbit and wolf and bear, of avalanches and snowmen. The sort of story that makes you want to send your children to bed early, so you can read it to them.' Neil Gaiman *Shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award and the Children's Book of the Year in the Irish Book Awards* Read all the Rabbit and Bear books: 1. Rabbit's Bad Habits 2. The Pest in the Nest 3. Attack of the Snack 4. A Bite in the Night
Gorgeously illustrated and with a classic feel, this is a brilliantly funny
story of a rabbit and a bear ... and how to defeat an icebear who wants to be
king. Ideal for readers moving on from picture books.
Bear wakes up early from hibernation. If she can't sleep, then at least she can make a snowman. Rabbit has never made a snowman, but he definitely wants to make one that's better than Bear's. But with an avalanche and a hungry wolf heading his way, Rabbit soon realises that it might be nice to have a friend on your side. A tale of friendship, gravity, and just a little bit of poo
Jude is a penniless Irish orphan, fighting blizzards, bankers and the laws of physics as he walks the length of England. He has not one, but two Quests: to find his True Love - last glimpsed in the hairy clutches of a monkey - and to uncover the Secret of his Origins.
With his face reconstructed into the spitting image of Leonardo DiCaprio (apart from the small matter of an erectile nose) Jude travels on foot to the inferno of Dublin, in hot pursuit of Angela, ex-Galway chip-shop employee and his True Love. A spectacular chase through the city of Ulysses ensues, transformed by Gough's talent into a dazzling metaphor of 21st century violence, alienation and progress.
"Colt is a teenage boy, the only child of divorced parents, living in Nevada. For all his brilliance, he is impossible at school and is being home-schooled by his mother. At least in theory. His mother is a biologist, on the verge of a major scientific breakthrough; his father works for a mysterious government agency that isn't supposed to exist. Socially awkward and benignly neglected by his parents, Colt spends most of his time living in a virtual reality gaming world. Colt is on the spectrum, to say the least. Like most people who are borderline autistic, Colt tries to keep his life simple. But when Colt meets a girl online; when he submits his mother's breakthrough scientific paper to a conference and the paper comes to the attention of the organization his father works for; when his father comes to see his own son and ex-wife as threats to national security, things start to become complicated. Very complicated indeed . . ."
