Angel Pavement

by Quentin Blake

Corky and Loopy are two perfectly normal girls. They like chocolate biscuits, fizzy drinks, screaming at each other and drawing. But they are also a little bit special . . . because they are angels.
One day they visit Sid, a pavement artist. Sid is sad because he wants to take part in the big drawing competition but can't work out how the judges will ever get to see his work. Corky and Loopy decide to help and give him a very special pencil from their collection. So begins a bright and colourful adventure.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Sir Quentin Saxby Blake is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. He is a patron of the Association of Illustrators.

Reviews

[Alfredo Sirica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un delizioso racconto sul senso dell'Arte, che può farci fermare ad apprezzare un po' di bellezza e felicità in una vita così frenetica che ci fa dare tutto per scontato.

[Akilah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Angel Pavement - An enjoyable book which kept me smiling throughout. Blake highlights how drawing inspired Loopy, Corky and the pavement artist, Sid Bunkin. They all shared a common interest which was drawing. Additionally, this form of art allowed them to express themselves in many ways as they each had different things that they were good at and enjoyed drawing.
Personally, I found that this book was unpredictable because at the beginning of the story, Blake focuses on Corky and Loopy's personal interests. Nonetheless, as I progressed further into the book, Blake conveys how the two girls were able to help a pavement artist who won a drawing competion as they worked as a team.
Additionally, I liked the fact that Blake ended his story with a question: "But then, when you start drawing you can never be quite sure what is going to happen next, can you?".
Although I had reached the end of the story, I closed the book thinking "what would have happened next/"

[Stef Rozitis · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful book from the very androngynous looking "just normal girls" angels to the transformative and boundary breaking possibilities in art. Art here breaks down class and gender and presumably other expectations of "fitting in" as well.

Angelic here is portrayed as prickly and greedy and not at all pious or goody-goody but having a wellspring of creative possibility as well as a compassionate view that makes the viewed visible. That and it has magic rainbow pencil drawings that I am sure the children will love.

I haven't read it to them yet but...

[Carly Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was such a lovely little read and one that left me with a big smile on my face.

Quentin Blake’s illustrations are, as always, full of character and really bring the story to life. There is so much to look at on every page that younger readers will love spotting all the little details.

The story is warm, fun and full of kindness, showing how a community can come together and make a difference. It’s a gentle reminder that even the smallest acts of kindness can have a big impact.

I really enjoyed reading this with my daughter, and it sparked lots of conversations as we looked through the pictures together. It’s the perfect bedtime story to read aloud and one I can see us picking up again in the future.

If you’re looking for a charming children’s book with beautiful illustrations and a heartwarming message, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a read.

[Lizzy · Rating 2 out of 5]

There was a magic pencil in this, but nothing very angelic about the angels that I could see. Felt a bit like a cobbled together story so Quentin could mess about drawing flying pictures (fair enough, the pictures are good!)

[T.A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was curious how much you could do with an audio book of just over 5 minutes, whilst I am sure this would be so much more with the physical book Tom Felton does a wonderful job with the narrative.

A lovely little story.

[Ms Doxey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely story. Great for an art lesson about drawings and different ideas. Year 3+

[Dhwani · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's nice to see an illustrator create a book on drawing but it could've been better.

[Rachele · Rating 4 out of 5]

Le illustrazioni sono sempre bellissime e la storia è molto dolce. Fa riflettere sul rapporto di un'artista e la propria arte

[Jade O'Donohue · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shut your cakehole fish face!

[Carol · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you have read stories like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,the BFG, and Matilda, you may be familiar with Quentin Blake, the illustrator of Roald Dahl's books.

[TwoDrinks · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were lots of nice things to talk about in this book as the pictures were so lovely but I didn't really like the story.

[Varsha Seshan · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Katy W · Rating 4 out of 5]

An appealing story written and illustrated by Quentin Blake.