Lonely Wasp

by Charles Fuge, Vicki Churchill (Illustrator)

No one wants to be friends with Wasp, they are too scared of him, until Dragonfly comes along. Then Wasp scares off the terrible Toad and shows what true friends are for. A charming story with rich vivid illustrations about feeling left out, and making friends. Charles Fuge won the Mother Goose Award and the Macmillan Prize for his first book. He has since published successfully in UK, America, and Europe, with Macmillan and Hodder. This is his first book for OUP. The author is a pop singer

Paperback

Published March 31, 2000

About the author

Charles Fuge has been writing and illustrating since 1988. Published while he was in art school, his first picture book won the Mother Goose Award for best newcomer to children's books. He lives in England with his partner, Sarah, and their son, Ollie.

Reviews

[TriCedratops · Rating 5 out of 5]

I stumbled across this at a used bookstore; between my love of insects and the magnificent illustrations I had to bring this home to add to the collection of books I keep on hand for pint-sized visitors.

This book is really quite adorable and actually had me feeling sad for the normally detested pesky wasp.