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Babette Cole (1949–2017)

Autor(a) de Princess Smartypants

115+ Works 4,111 Membros 159 Críticas 3 Favorited

About the Author

Babette Cole was born in Jersey in the Channel Islands on September 10, 1950. She received a first-class degree and a distinction in animation from Canterbury College of Art in 1973. She got a job in children's television, working on programs including Bagpuss and Jackanory. She also designed mostrar mais greetings cards and illustrated stories by authors such as Joan Tate and Annabel Farjeon. Her first picture book, Basil Brush of the Yard, was published in 1977. She wrote and illustrated more than 150 children's books including Nungu and the Hippopotamus, Doctor Dog, Mummy Laid an Egg, The Smelly Book, Beware of the Vet, Two of Everything, Hair in Funny Places, and The Trouble with series. Princess Smartypants and Prince Cinders both won the Kate Greenaway medal. She died after a short illness that led to a collapsed lung on January 15, 2017 at the age of 66. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras por Babette Cole

Princess Smartypants (1987) 836 exemplares
Prince Cinders (1987) 559 exemplares
The Trouble with Mom (1983) 250 exemplares
Dr. Dog (1994) 200 exemplares
TrueLove (2001) 129 exemplares
Tarzanna (1991) 90 exemplares
The Trouble with Dad (1985) 88 exemplares
The Trouble with Gran (1987) 85 exemplares
The Smelly Book (1987) 70 exemplares
Winni Allfours (1993) 68 exemplares
Bad Habits (1998) 68 exemplares
The Trouble with Grandad (1600) 66 exemplares
Hair in Funny Places (1999) 65 exemplares
Drop Dead (1996) 62 exemplares
The Bad Good Manners Book (1995) 57 exemplares
The Slimy Book (1985) 56 exemplares
Mummy Never Told Me (2003) 54 exemplares
The Trouble With Uncle (1992) 53 exemplares
King Change-a-lot (1988) 52 exemplares
Lady Lupin's Book of Etiquette (1800) 50 exemplares
Supermoo! (1600) 49 exemplares
The Silly Book (1989) 48 exemplares
Three Cheers for Errol (1988) 46 exemplares
Long Live Princess Smartypants (2004) 42 exemplares
Hurray for Ethelyn (1991) 37 exemplares
Princess Smartypants Rules (2005) 37 exemplares
The Bible Beasties (1993) 35 exemplares
Two of Everything (1997) 34 exemplares
Cupid (1989) 34 exemplares
The Hairy Book (1984) 34 exemplares
Animals Scare Me Stiff (2000) 29 exemplares
The Sprog Owner's Manual (2004) 27 exemplares
The Trouble With...: Four Stories (1991) 27 exemplares
A Dose of Dr. Dog (2007) 23 exemplares
That's Why! (2006) 22 exemplares
Babette's Beastly Birthday Book (1990) 21 exemplares
Babette Cole's Cats (1995) 21 exemplares
The Un-Wedding (1998) 18 exemplares
The Unicorn Princess (2010) 14 exemplares
Nungu and the Hippopotamus (1978) 13 exemplares
The Ghostly Blinkers (2010) 12 exemplares
Babette Cole's Ponies (1995) 11 exemplares
Nungu and the Crocodile (1982) 9 exemplares
Nungu and the Elephant (1980) 8 exemplares
Promise and the Monster (1981) 8 exemplares
Babette Cole's Dogs (1995) 7 exemplares
Babette Cole's Mum (1997) 7 exemplares
The Curse of the Pony Vampires (2011) 7 exemplares
Beware of the Vet (1982) 6 exemplares
Fish (1995) 6 exemplares
The Enchanted Pony (2011) 6 exemplares
Sister (1997) 5 exemplares
Promise Solves the Problem (1977) 4 exemplares
monamour (2001) 3 exemplares
The Basil Brush song book (1976) 3 exemplares
Super oma (1989) 2 exemplares
El Libro Tonto (1992) 1 exemplar
Ralf, der Spitzensportler (1993) 1 exemplar
PELS PER TOT ARREU (1999) 1 exemplar
Doodleuk 1 exemplar
Kulprensi (2014) 1 exemplar
El Libro Apestoso 1 exemplar
Tres Hurras Por Errol (1991) 1 exemplar
Dois de cada 1 exemplar
Dr. CÃO 1 exemplar
Der letzte Vampir 1 exemplar
Storie da pazzi (1998) 1 exemplar
Super oom (1992) 1 exemplar
Super mama (1988) 1 exemplar
Do as you would be done by! (1995) 1 exemplar
Hup Karel hup (1989) 1 exemplar
Moutard (French Edition) (2004) 1 exemplar
Pferde (1996) 1 exemplar
El Príncep ventafocs (1990) 1 exemplar
Vera viervoeter 1 exemplar

Associated Works

For Every Child (1989) — Ilustrador — 339 exemplares
The Last Vampire (1981) — Ilustrador — 73 exemplares
Kenneth Grahame's the Wind in the Willows (A Pop-up book) (1983) — Ilustrador — 30 exemplares
Mice and Mendelson (1978) — Ilustrador, algumas edições28 exemplares
Count Bakwerdz on the Carpet and Other Incredible Stories (1979) — Ilustrador — 25 exemplares
Sneeze and Be Slain (1980) — Ilustrador — 5 exemplares
Hocus Pocus (1983) — Ilustrador — 3 exemplares
Varoom! 14 (2010) — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
1949-09-10
Data de falecimento
2017-01-15
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
UK
Local de nascimento
Jersey, Channel Islands
Local de falecimento
Devon, England, UK
Locais de residência
Jersey, Channel Islands
Educação
Canterbury College of Art
Ocupações
children's author
book illustrator

Membros

Críticas

Papai e mamãe decidiram contar aos filhos como são feitos os bebês. E acabaram inventando um monte de besteiras, sem imaginar que as crianças já sabiam de toda a verdade.
 
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editora_sesimg | 26 outras críticas | Jan 24, 2024 |
A young boy describes the various things that set his mother apart in this amusing picture-book from British author/illustrator Babette Cole. From the hats she wears-witch's hats!—to her questionable method of dealing with the other attendees at PTA night—turning them into frogs—she has her own style, and her own way of doing things. When the boy's classmates come to his castle-like house to play, the enjoy themselves immensely, but their parents don't approve, and soon arrive to take them home. It is only when the school catches fire, and the boy's mother is first on the scene to save the day, that she is finally accepted by the other parents...

I have a high regard for Babette Cole's storytelling, and for her droll artwork, which never fails to amuse me. Despite this, and the fact that I have greatly appreciated those books from Cole that I have read, I don't seem to have made much of an effort to seek out more of her work. I'm not sure why that is, but after finding The Trouble With Mom completely delightful, I will have to remedy the oversight. The first of five picture-books exploring the "trouble" with various relatives (the original British title, naturally enough, was "The Trouble With Mum"), this book explores how the narrator's witchy mother stands out from the crowd. The word "witch" is never once used in the text, but it is clear from the artwork that that is what she is, and the disconnect between the matter-of-fact narrative and wildly expressive artwork is simply delicious. I loved Babette Cole's quirky, expressive characters, whether human or animal, and there were plenty of them here. I also appreciated the theme of accepting differences, both within our own families, and in the wider community, and found the eventual rapprochement between the witchy mother and the other parents charming. Recommended to fans of the author/artist, as well as to those who (like me) enjoy witchy picture-books. I read a copy of this online, but I think I may need to invest in a copy for my personal library!
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AbigailAdams26 | 1 outra crítica | Aug 5, 2023 |
Two thumbs down from me and my daughter. We disliked it when we first read it in 2004, and even more now in 2023.

The story is pure nonsense: wholly implausible plot developments with questionable timeframes. The art makes the rat characters as unattractive as real rats.
 
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villemezbrown | Jun 13, 2023 |
You wouldn't think by looking at the title of this book that it is about being independent. However that is what I took from it. Princess Smartypants wanted to do her own thing. She didn't want to take a husband because that's what was expected out of her. So she put everyone who came asking for her hand to an unattainable task. However there was one who met every challenge... what was wrong with him? Princess Smartypants proves once again that her independence is important to her.

I enjoyed the colorful illustrations. They really helped make the book better. There was so much detail in each picture. You could really sense the emotion of the characters coming through the pages.

Princess Smartypants is definitely a good book for those independent princesses.
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ssrosepetal | 59 outras críticas | Apr 25, 2023 |

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Obras
115
Also by
9
Membros
4,111
Popularidade
#6,121
Avaliação
3.8
Críticas
159
ISBN
448
Línguas
19
Marcado como favorito
3

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