Bob Robber and Dancing Jane

by Andrew Matthews, Bee Willey (Illustrations)

Bob Robber only came out at night and the night had got into him. He envied Dancing Jane's light feet and happy dancing, so he tried to steal her shadow. This striking, poetic text along with magical illustrations offer an older picture book audience a thought-provoking allegory of how simple goodness can overcome the darkness that can be in all of us.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2002

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Andrew Matthews was born in South Glamorgan in 1948. Andrew taught English in Hampshire after which he became a full-time writer. He lives in Reading with his wife and their cats. Andrew's work has been widely translated and he has made numerous appearances at schools and libraries throughout the UK.


Source: United Agents.

Reviews

[Abel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bonita historia, pero algo facilista y forzada en su desenlace

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book really sneaks up on you and you need to read it over and over again. The language is magical and the way the author builds and weaves the story through the careful word choices is so clever.