Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 10: TreeTops Myths and Legends Animal Tricksters

by Candy Gourlay

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2010

About the author

Candy Gourlay was born in the Philippines, grew up under a dictatorship and met her husband during a revolution. She had many adventures as a journalist in Asia, including visiting North Korea in 1987. Then she moved to the UK and found herself writing news about toilet paper, toothpaste and bleach. She pivoted to writing books for children and young adults and was published after nine years of rejection. Her books have been nominated for major prizes in Europe, including the Carnegie, the Guardian Prize, the Costa and the Nero Book Award. She has won the National Children’s Book Award of the Philippines twice and the Crystal Kite Prize for Europe twice. Her first novel Tall Story was selected as one of the ‘100 Best Books of the Last 100 Years’ and Bone Talk was listed as a White Ravens Book and is endorsed by Amnesty International.

She lives in London with her family, where she loves dogs, making comics and gardening, in that order.

Reviews

[Qamar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great job on reading “Animal Tricksters” by Candy Gourlay. I think it is amazing how those animals are so clever. Just like the tricksters work out their problems with their wits, you must be creative and use your cleverness to solve problems. That includes working out your puzzles and coming up with a game. You should always use your imagination to find a solution. Love, Mom and Dad